A video clip and social media post from a popular right-wing political commentator launched a firestorm of misinformation about the CDC updating its childhood immunization schedule to include COVID-19 vaccination. The commentator misrepresented the CDC’s recommendations by claiming that the agency is requiring all school-aged children to receive COVID-19 vaccines to attend school. This false claim has been repeated by several high-profile figures and news sites.
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The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and amplify public health messaging on COVID-19 and increase Americans’ confidence in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials.
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