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Governor Shapiro to Sign Executive Order Further Protecting Pennsylvanians' Access to Vaccines

Published October 2, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:32

I also need you to know a couple people, a few people on my staff who tend to work quietly behind the scenes, but I want you to know who they are and I want you to know their names. I say all the time we want to keep politicians and lawyers out of the exam room. right? We want that conversation to be between a doctor, a nurse and a child or a parent. But sometimes we do need lawyers involved in these conversations, particularly when you have a tax coming on healthcare. (03:32–03:38)

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“I'm going to sign an executive order...directing Pennsylvania state agencies to take additional steps to protect access to vaccines.”
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