Legislators hear testimony on proposals to eliminate religious vaccine exemption

Tensions flared Tuesday as parents, educators, and others testified for and against bills that would remove Connecticut’s religious exemption from mandatory school vaccinations. Nearly 2,000 people signed up to speak at a public hearing that began at 9 a.m. and is expected to run no more than 24 hours. Leaders of the Public Health Committee imposed the time restriction, saying that if everyone who signed up to testify were permitted to speak, the hearing would last for days.
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