Colorado lawmakers aim to ‘assert state authority’ amid federal gaps on vaccines, worker safety and other issues

A similar motivation is behind recent vaccine legislation at the Capitol. Edwin Asturias, the Children’s Hospital Colorado doctor [and professor of pediatrics], said that over the past year, he’s seen a huge amount of anxiety among families that are trying to navigate changing federal guidelines and do what’s best for their children. … “We have seen a huge amount of patients and families and parents being confused now,” Asturias said. “Even parents who are health care providers are now reaching out and saying, ‘Can you give me a good explanation of what’s changing?’”