Connecticut federal appeals court is latest to uphold vaccine mandate without religious exemption

Judges find no evidence that lawmakers acted out of hostility to believers

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Alarmed by the increasing number of unvaccinated children attending schools, health officials in Connecticut convinced the Legislature in 2021 to end religious exemptions to the state’s law mandating vaccinations for students. An Idaho-based “patriot” organization and others quickly filed a lawsuit to retain …