Season 13 • Episode 1030

1028 - Vaccine Policy in the States

Mar 26, 2026

22:18

Global Health Vaccines & Immunization Public Health Health Policy

Episode Description

About this episode:

As policy has shifted at the federal level, state legislatures are considering a broad range of vaccine-related bills. In this episode: Jennifer Herricks and Northe Saunders of American Families for Vaccines talk about the landscape of vaccine policy, from "medical freedom" bills to those seeking shore up vaccine access.

Guests:

Jennifer Herricks, PhD, is the founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines and the advocacy director of American Families for Vaccines.

Northe Saunders is a grassroots organizer and the president of American Families for Vaccines.

Host:

Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

Vaccine Policy Atlas—American Families for Vaccines
Assessing the Impact of Changes to Federal Vaccine Recommendations on State Immunization Policies—International Vaccine Access Center
States Weigh Their Options Amid Fed Changes to Vaccine Policy—National Conference of State Legislatures

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