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Doc: Trump school vaccine plan will spark "public health catastrophe"
"Trump would take millions in federal funds away from all Virginia public schools," former GOP lawmaker warns.
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"Trump would take millions in federal funds away from all Virginia public schools," former GOP lawmaker warns
A former lawmaker raised alarms after former President Donald Trump's vow in Virginia to defund public schools that require vaccines.
Trump, who has repeatedly vowed not to "give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate," repeated his call during an appearance in Richmond on Saturday, according to former Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va.
"Trump said in Richmond, that he will take all federal funds away from public schools that require vaccines," she tweeted. "Like most states, Virginia requires MMR vaccine, chickenpox vaccine, polio, etc. So Trump would take millions in federal funds away from all Virginia public schools."
Baylor University professor Dr. Peter Hotez, wrote, "Hoping he doesn’t really mean it, since it would create a public health catastrophe for the nation…"