(WHTM) — Which vaccines should insurance companies be required to cover? That's a hot topic in Washington, D.C., as there are signs that some of the shots covered today won't be next week. A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to stop that from happening, regardless of what's decided in D.C.

State Rep. Arvind Venkat (D-Allegheny County) is an E.R. doctor who's seen it all, but says in 25 years, he has never seen a case of polio, mumps, tetanus, or diphtheria.

"Vaccines work," said Venkat. "They save lives. These are diseases that have been eradicated, for all intents and purposes, in our country because of vaccines."

Vaccines covered by insurance companies based on recommendations by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which meets next week and, Rep. Venkat fears, may re

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