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Rubio and Jindal Latest to Weigh In On Vaccine Debate
NBCNews.com ^ | 02/03/2015 | Frank Thorp V and Leigh Ann Caldwell

Posted on 02/03/2015 11:46:19 AM PST by GIdget2004

Sen. Marco Rubio is the latest potential presidential candidate to weigh in on the vaccination debate, coming out strongly in support of vaccinating children.

"Absolutely, all children in America should be vaccinated," the Florida Republicans told reporters Tuesday. "Unless their immune (system is) suppressed, obviously, for medical exceptions, but I believe that all children, as is the law in most states in this country, before they can even attend school, have to be vaccinated for a certain panel."

Rubio also came out against those who say vaccines are connected to autism, saying,"There is absolutely no medical science or data what so ever that links those vaccinations to onset of autism or anything of that nature."

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal also released a statement, saying there is "a lot of fear mongering" over the issue.

"Personally, I would not send my kids to a school that did not require vaccinations. Vaccinations are important. I urge every parent to get them. Every one," Jindal said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


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KEYWORDS: jindal; measlesvaccine; rubio; vaccine
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To: marron
Exactly. But the press has folks so hysterical that they're missing the bigger debate.

And Hillary's "It Takes A Village" becomes a conservative reality by popular demand.

41 posted on 02/03/2015 12:22:49 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: cuban leaf

The Republic has fallen too far for even some here. You’ll see the same on the (anti) Libertarian threads, or when ‘discussing’ SS/Medicare (they ‘paid’, you understand), etc.

Are vaccines good? Yes. Are they the cure? No.
What/which should be mandatory, and why?
How are they to be administered?
What are to become of those that refuse (for any reason)?


42 posted on 02/03/2015 12:23:48 PM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Or breath air. In my estimation dihydrogen monoxide should be banned because it kills either by immersion, drinking or breathing it ...


43 posted on 02/03/2015 12:30:57 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Tongue in cheek statement ....


44 posted on 02/03/2015 12:32:17 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: SkyDancer

;-)


45 posted on 02/03/2015 12:34:29 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: SkyDancer

Ya gotta be careful with those......


46 posted on 02/03/2015 12:34:46 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: i_robot73

Like Obamacare. Before it was passed I used to tell people that the government won’t just say you have to have health care. For it to have any meaning they will have to create minimum guidelines or it is irrelevant. I got a lot of “deer in the headlights” looks from some people.

I told them, “look, what if I start selling people “$200,000 deductible” insurance for a dollar amonth and it only covers throat cancer? Can they then tell the fedgov that they have health care insurance?

And as with everything government mandated, the devil is in the details, and never so literally.


47 posted on 02/03/2015 12:38:17 PM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

“It takes a village” (communism) is winning when many of the readers of a strongly conservative website advocate for government coerced vaccines on families that have concerns/objections...;-(


48 posted on 02/03/2015 12:39:51 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: DJ MacWoW

The reason the MSM is pushing this is that they want to distract from the real reason there has been a sudden jump in measles .... namely, the influx of thousands of illegals who are not screened at the boarder and who are allowed to carry their third world diseases into the American population.

Remember that in 2000, measles was considered eradicated in the US. There has been little change in the vaccination rate from 2000 to 2014. So why all of a sudden do we have the jump? Open boarders is the only major policy change since then and that is OBAMA’s fault. But the MSM does not want to lay that at his feet.


49 posted on 02/03/2015 12:41:00 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: DJ MacWoW

Yep ... don’t I know it ... :)


50 posted on 02/03/2015 12:46:21 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Ditto’s ....


51 posted on 02/03/2015 12:46:35 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am ...)
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To: Da Coyote
First of all, vaccines work. They work well.

Not always. I did not receive the small pox vaccine as a child because the risk for contracting small pox (for me) was higher from the vaccine than from not getting vaccinated. My parents looked at the facts, consulted with the doctors and made the choice not to get me vaccinated. Oh, by the way, my mom was an RN. I did eventually did get the small pox vaccine as an adult but only after my childhood skin condition went away.

Is there a risk to the child that is not vaccinated - certainly. But sometimes the risk of receiving the vaccination is higher.

There is a simple answer. Require each child who is attending school that does not receive one of the RECOMMENDED vaccinations to have a doctor provide a letter stating that the child is free from the disease(s) protected against and that the risks have been discussed with the parents.

52 posted on 02/03/2015 12:49:58 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: GeronL

DING...DING...DING....

WINNER!


53 posted on 02/03/2015 12:50:01 PM PST by goodnesswins (I think we've reached PEAK TYRANNY now.....)
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To: freedumb2003

Your opinion is in direct contradiction to the CDC:

Small pox
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination/contraindications-clinic.asp

Common vaccine table:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult-contraindications-shell.html


54 posted on 02/03/2015 12:55:43 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: DJ MacWoW

>>Do you actually believe in freedom or do you believe the MSM? <<

Straw man.

>>And why do you think the government should dictate how someone raises their children? Public safety? Rot. If vaccines really work then those vaccinated are safe and you’re simply being a control freak.<<

They do work and your assertion is sans argumentation of any kind.

Vaccines work and have social benefits. Arguing against them is like 9/11 truthers.


55 posted on 02/03/2015 1:30:36 PM PST by freedumb2003 (AGW: Settled Science? If so, there would only be one model and it would agree with measurements)
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To: GIdget2004

Freedom.


56 posted on 02/03/2015 1:31:34 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: GIdget2004

Forced medical treatment. It’s the exact opposite of freedom. Mengele practiced forced medical treatment.

It is barbaric.

It goes back to - was it Franklin? - saying anyone who chooses safety over freedom receives and deserves NEITHER.


57 posted on 02/03/2015 1:33:29 PM PST by Yaelle (No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
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To: GIdget2004

If you choose against dog treats made in China for your pooch, why would I want vaccines made in China injected into my baby’s bloodstream?


58 posted on 02/03/2015 1:35:37 PM PST by Yaelle (No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
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To: Yaelle

bump


59 posted on 02/03/2015 1:36:16 PM PST by GeronL
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To: cuban leaf

Ok, I love you. Sanity when I felt I was drowning.

I can’t handle this debate. It’s like I’m driving the wrong way on the freeway. Sheesh. FREEDOM. Freedom Uber alles. Don’t these guys get it???


60 posted on 02/03/2015 1:37:43 PM PST by Yaelle (No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
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