Colorado Senate passes bill to allow state reliance on vaccine guidance from medical organizations

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 633

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Colorado Senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow the state to rely on vaccine recommendations from sources other than the federal government, one month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the number of routinely recommended childhood immunizations.

“Science matters. The fact is vaccines are safe and effective,” bill Sponsor Sen. Kyle Mullica, a Thornton Democrat and emergency room nurse, said. “This bill is a response to dysfunction coming out of …

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