‘Life-or-death consequences’: families fear rollback of school vaccine requirements under RFK Jr

With vaccine sceptic as Trump pick to lead US health policy, parents and advocates anticipate devastating changes

A political battle over school-based Covid protocols in early 2021 quickly turned personal for one Colorado family, whose son's cystic fibrosis - a life-threatening genetic disease affecting the lungs and other vital organs - made him susceptible to complications from the virus.

Kate Gould said the classroom became a dangerous place for her son after hardline conservatives took over the Douglas county school board and the district removed masking requirements.