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The Wheelhouse

Anti-vaccine rhetoric has hit the campaign trail

By Frankie Graziano,
Chloe Wynne
Published August 28, 2024 at 7:15 AM EDT
Protestors outside the capital building raised chants of "no more masks" and "free our children" while inside Governor Lamont delivered an address on the current state of Connecticut.
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Protestors outside the capital building raised chants of "no more masks" and "free our children" while inside Governor Lamont delivered an address on the current state of Connecticut.

During a recent speech, former President Donald Trump promised that, if elected, he would cut federal funding for any schools with a vaccine or mask mandate.

His promises highlight the continued politicization of CDC-recommended public health best practices.

This hour, we look at anti-vaccine rhetoric and how it impacts communities in Connecticut and beyond.

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Frankie Graziano
Frankie Graziano is the host of 'The Wheelhouse,' focusing on how local and national politics impact the people of Connecticut.
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Chloe Wynne
Chloe Wynne is a producer for The Wheelhouse and Where We Live. She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, Admissible: Shreds of Evidence, which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.
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