Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies last spring

Jill Holm-Denoma holds her son, Tyler, after he received a COVID shot in 2021 from nurse Emily Cole at National Jewish Health in Denver. After President Trump appointed anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Colorado updated state laws to ensure continued access to the COVID shot and other vaccines.

While Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., dismantles the federal institutions that set vaccine policy, states like Colorado are changing laws and regulations in an effort to preserve access to vaccines.

(Image credit: David Zalubowski)