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Montana considers what would be the most flexible vaccine requirements in the nation, requiring virtually none with just a parents' written notification.

In 2021, Montana passed House Bill 702 which prohibited discrimination based on vaccine status in settings like employment, education, and health care.

This year, lawmakers have introduced proposals to expand vaccine exemptions in schools and change criteria in the workplace and the legal system.

In 2021, Montana passed House Bill 702 — the first of its kind in the nation — which prohibited discrimination based on vaccine status in settings like employment, education, and health care. This year, lawmakers have introduced proposals to expand vaccine exemptions in schools and change criteria in the workplace and the legal system.

Those with prior conditions are worried about Montana legislation that could compromise immunocompromised people by making it easier for more people to opt out of routine vaccinations.

When Deb Horning’s youngest daughter was 5, she got her measles, mumps, and rubella shot like many other kindergartners. But unlike many other moms, Horning had to stay away from her daughter for a week after the shot. Horning, 51, was diagnosed in 2014 with…