Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers, until it backfired

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Michigan health officials pushed parents in several counties to vaccinate infants against measles ahead of the standard schedule this spring as cases proliferated across the state. The effort to reduce vaccine waivers, a key driver of measles outbreaks, initially showed promise but ultimately backfired, though the article's description of how and why remains unclear from the headline and description alone. The situation illustrates the tension between public health measures and parental vaccine hesitancy in a state grappling with rising measles cases.