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Pub. Health Director: Fed vaccine changes ‘big win’

Commissioners question funding, authority as federal and state guidance diverge 

Federal vaccine changes “big win,” public health director says; two bats test negative for rabies

Rio Blanco County Public Health Director Makala Sheridan Smith praised recent federal changes to childhood vaccine recommendations during the Sept. 15 Board of Health meeting, calling the reduction in vaccines recommended universally for children “a big win.”

The discussion followed an executive session for legal advice regarding “specific legal questions”…

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