Lawmakers pass bill to strengthen Illinois’ ability to set its own vaccine guidelines

Lawmakers pass bill to strengthen Illinois’ ability to set its own vaccine guidelines

Lawmakers have passed a bill to strengthen Illinois’ ability to make its own vaccine guidelines — legislation that follows months of tumult over vaccines at the federal level. The bill expands the authority of the Immunization Advisory Committee, which is a group of doctors and other experts and leaders that makes vaccine recommendations to the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. The bill also requires that insurance companies …