Energized by Kennedy, Texas ‘Mad Moms’ Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates

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By Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Reporting from Austin, Texas

Published May 18, 2025; Updated May 20, 2025

“They are making these small, incremental gains at the edges, tweaking language that makes it easier to obtain exemptions or raising the visibility that exemptions exist,” said Northe Saunders, executive director of the SAFE Communities Coalition, a pro-vaccine advocacy group. “The castle stands, but they are chipping away at the mortar around the base.”

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