A couple who sued the Connecticut Department of Public Health say they want to block the state’s release of school vaccination data while they appeal a Superior Court decision.
An attorney for Karen and Brian Festa filed a motion to stay the release of school-by-school data on students vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella. The couple are activists who want the state to keep a religious exemption for vaccinations in place.
Brian Festa spoke to reporters earlier this month after a Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit.
“There are no casual exempters. No one decides just lightly they’re going to wake up one morning and not vaccinate their children. So the idea that you impose this mandate on Connecticut families is ridiculous, it’s not gonna happen.”
The couple says their lawsuit led to hateful statements on the internet about parents who don’t vaccinate their children.
Connecticut lawmakers considered a bill to end the religious vaccine exemption, but were unable to agree on whether unvaccinated children could return to school.
