Lead medical assistant Maria Teresa Diocales prepares a dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for a young patient at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle. Photo credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP.
Lead medical assistant Maria Teresa Diocales prepares a dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for a young patient at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle. Photo credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP.

Governor Wes Moore’s administration is proposing legislation that would allow Maryland’s health secretary to make vaccine recommendations for the state.

Under the Vax Act the legislation the health secretary would take into account recommendations from the top medical organizations, other state agencies and federal bodies to make suggestions on which vaccines Marylanders should get.

The bill would guarantee insurance coverage and pharmacist administration of the vaccines that are recommended.

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.

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