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Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan as RFK Jr influences policy

ABI Analysis · South Africa health Sentiment: -0.75 (very_negative) · 18/03/2026
Vaccination rates among young children in Michigan dropped sharply during the first year of the Trump administration, a Reuters analysis of state data shows, providing an early indication of how vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is influencing immunization practices in the United States.

Sources: Daily Maverick

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