FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969

September 15, 2026

“Amid rapidly changing federal vaccine standards casting confusion and doubt on the effective, life-saving tool that has helped reduce disease in our communities for decades, it is reassuring to know Connecticut’s standards will remain in place, keeping our children and communities better protected. This will ensure Connecticut schools and families will not have to navigate the painful and tragic nature of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.”

State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor), Senate Chair of the Public Health Committee, responding after the Connecticut Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Connecticut school vaccine requirements.