Missouri can bring clarity to a confusing vaccine landscape

By: Priya Pal

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 1,005

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A mother carries her 12-month-old into the pediatrician’s office for a routine visit. The doctor recommends the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine- the MMR vaccine- just as pediatricians have for decades.

This time, she pauses.

She heard the President say the MMR vaccine was “sort of like a nuclear weapon.” She heard the head of HHS raise the possibility of a link between vaccines and autism. She loves her child, and is trying to make …

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