Meet the kid who helped turn the anti-vaccine tide in California The Krawitt family fought the anti-vaccine movement long before the rise of MAHA.

“In 2025, the U.S. had the largest number of #measles cases in 33 years, with more than 1,828 cases and counting. But even though California is the most populous state, just 22 people developed the disease this year, with no local outbreaks reported.” #SB277
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Yes, and thanks much for your efforts driving #SB277.

Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.

And in a state with a population 7x that of South Carolina. We worked to end the 2015 #measles outbreak and prevent future outbreaks in California. #SB277
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Rush Limbaugh blames measles outbreak on immigrant children Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says the focus on vaccinations in the wake of the measles outbreak is a "leftist D

In 2015, Rush Limbaugh blamed immigrant children for the Disneyland #measles outbreak, except immigrant children were more vaccinated than American children. We fixed this in California by passing #SB277 to abolish nonmedical exemptions. #Ivax2protect
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Robert F Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr came to Sacramento where I debated him twice. He lost both times.
I am running for Congress where I dare him to debate me again. #SB277 #SB276 #Ivax2protect
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California has a strict vaccine mandate. Will it survive the Trump administration? California is one of five states with laws that do not allow religious exemptions to school vaccines. The Trump administration is moving to expand parents’ right to opt out.

The whole purpose of #SB277 was actually to protect the rights and the freedoms of families and their children to get an education who could not get vaccinated. #Ivax2protect #freedom
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologizes for "holocaust" comment in vaccine debate Big-name activist says he's sorry for inflammatory language as debate over California vaccination law grows increasingly bitter

“RFK Jr. apologized Monday for describing the number of children injured by vaccines as ‘a holocaust’ during a film screening…. State Sen. Richard Pan, a Democratic pediatrician from Sacramento, said he was under added security in response to his bill.” #SB277
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There are more #measles cases because of low vaccination rates in parts of the U.S. and the world, so they bring the virus to California. #SB277 keeps measles cases from spreading in California, unlike what is happening in Texas. #CommunityImmunity #Ivax2protect

Robert Kennedy Jr. warns of vaccine-linked ‘holocaust’ With lawmakers preparing to vote on a bill blocking parents from skipping vaccinations for their children, prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived at the Sacramento screening of a film...

I met RFK Jr when he lobbied against #SB277 . He came to hawk his conspiracy film Trace Amounts and make money off the vaccines cause autism myth.
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Why #SB277 that restored #CommunityImmunity in CA is even more important now to protect California’s children from preventable contagions spreading in other states. #Ivax2protect #VaccinesSaveLives @immunizeca.bsky.social

Thank you! #SB277 was not about mandating parents vaccinate their children, but to keep all students safe at school and to protect the freedom of families and their children from preventable contagious disease. #Ivax2protect

RFK Jr. was on the losing side of California vaccine fights. Now, Trump wants him in his cabinet Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a key figure in protests over California vaccine laws. He could set U.S. health policy in the Trump administration.

I met and debated RFK Jr twice, in 2015 & 2019. He lost both times. #SB277 #SB276 #Ivax2protect
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@kavehmd.bsky.social TY for the conversation on The House of Pod. Appreciated talking with you and your cohosts about #science , #publichealth , politics & community. #SB277 #CommunityImmunity @caulimovirus.bsky.social

California has had 8 cases of #measles this year; brought back by unvaccinated travelers. Thanks to strong vaccination laws, none have led to an outbreak like those in TX, KS & OH. #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity #SB277

Mary Holland testified that vaccination is the same as rape at a legislative hearing. No lie is too extreme for her. Not surprise she is now CEO of RFK Jr’s CHD. #SB277
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A baby was infected with #measles at Disneyland in 2015, and his mother speaks about how that experience changed her life. #VaccinateCalifornia #SB277
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Childhood Vaccination Rates Continue to Decline as Trump Heads for a Second Term | KFF This policy watch provides an update on the latest trends in children’s routine vaccination and exemption rates and discusses how these trends could be impacted by the administration change.

While there may be pockets of low vaccination rates where #measles may spread, California passed laws to reach #communityimmunity in most schools. #SB277
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Getting above 95 percent is not impossible. We’re doing it in California for the most part. #SB277 #CommunityImmunity #Ivax2protect #PutKids1st

State Non-Medical Exemptions from School Immunization Requirements All 50 states and Washington D.C. have laws requiring certain vaccines for students to attend school. State laws vary regarding non-medical exemptions, for religious or personal reasons, and are prese...

#SB277 in CA was the first state law to roll back non-medical exemptions. Since its passage, NY, ME & CT did the same and WA removed the personal belief exemption for MMR. Unfortunately, WV, which never had non-medical exemptions, is passing them now.
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An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

In 2015. a #measles outbreak began at Disneyland infecting 125 people in 7 states over 4 months. CA protected its children by passing #SB277 banning non-medical vaccine exemptions.
TX & NM already have 133 cases & a child died. What to do? #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity
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Robert Kennedy Jr. warns of vaccine-linked ‘holocaust’ With lawmakers preparing to vote on a bill blocking parents from skipping vaccinations for their children, prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived at the Sacramento screening of a film...

In 2015, 5 years before the pandemic, RFK Jr was a leading antivaxxer who came to Sacramento to rally opposition to #SB277 and spread lies & fear about vaccines (and made a false apology).
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From before passage of #SB277. #CommunityImmunity #Ivax2protect

Measles Outbreak — California, December 2014–February 2015

Unfortunately exemption rates were still too high, and in 2014, #measles spread from Disneyland among the unvaccinated in the largest U.S. measles outbreak in over a decade. Authored #SB277 to abolished non medical exemptions to restore #communityimmunity . #Ivax2protect
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Hey @KUOW: any chance you could ask @WAHouseDems, @WaHouseGOP, and @GovInslee what it would take to duplicate California #SB277 here in #WA? Removal of personal exemptions for vaccination is needed if we are going to fix this crisis.

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Congrats to @seculardotorg & @SecularCA today with the signing of #SB277, ending religious exemptions to vaccines. https://x.com/SecularCA/status/615943763261665280

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California #Vaccine Bill #SB277 passes State House/Senate and signed by Gov. Brown today. Win for population health. http://bit.ly/1KqUD6b

Parents, you know if you want vaccine decision rights for all parents, that includes all the asshole and idiot parents, too. #SB277

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thx again Sen @DrPanMD & Ben Allen! i support #SB277 requiring vaccination to attend school (as most states do!) http://lat.ms/1DenJfQ