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Georgia senators vote to bar COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Middle school student Elise Robinson receives a coronavirus vaccination in Decatur, Ga., in this May 12, 2021, file photo. A bill passed on Wednesday, Feb, 1 2023, by a Georgia Senate committee would ban public schools, local governments and state agencies from requiring people to get the COVID-19 vaccine before they could attend school or receive government services. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)

COVID vax requirement ban — Middle school student Elise Robinson receives a coronavirus vaccination in Decatur, Ga., in this May 12, 2021, file photo. A bill passed on Wednesday, Feb, 1 2023, by a Georgia Senate committee would ban public schools, local governments and state agencies from requiring people to get the COVID-19 vaccine before they could attend school or receive government services. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)

ATLANTA — Georgia senators voted Tuesday to permanently block schools and most state and local government agencies from requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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