Hundreds protest Mass. flu vaccine mandate for kids

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Hundreds packed the yard behind the Boston federal courthouse Monday afternoon protesting the flu vaccine mandate as the organizer, who challenged the Baker administration’s the mask mandate, awaits a decision on his lawsuit from a federal judge.

Delaney said the governor’s flu vaccine mandate, like the mask mandate, has never been about keeping people safe from infection. “It’s about control,” he said.

The Baker administration ordered flu shots for children age 6 months or older who attend a Massachusetts school, including pre-school, grade school and college. The mandate does include exemptions for medical and religious reasons, as well as an exemption for children being homeschooled.