Cameron is a protégé of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and previously worked as a corporate attorney and spokesman for criminal justice reform group Kentucky Smart On Crime.
The new governor pointed to a Government Accountability Office report released in October that showed Kentucky’s estimate of implementing the waiver would cost $270 million.
It is especially important for children and high-risk adults to get vaccinated, since they are at higher risk of complications and negative consequences, including death.