Posted on 03/05/2019 12:33:05 PM PST by RandFan
Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that he does not think the government should require people to receive vaccinations, amid a heated debate over the growing influence of anti-vaccine groups and as Washington state experiences its worst measles outbreak in more than two decades.
Paul (R-Ky.) made similar comments ahead of his unsuccessful White House bid in 2016. On Tuesday, he was the sole lawmaker at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to question whether the benefits of vaccinations outweigh the risks for the general population.
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I'm confused. Do you suppose that being vaccinated somehow prevents you from carrying/spreading the virus? Do you even know the immunological mechanism behind vaccines? Do you think being vaccinated creates a magic force field around the recipient that the virus cannot penetrate?
And if you're vaccinated, then why would you worry about being infected?
Sell your ideas to your new country, perhaps Borneo?
I hate this son of a bitch as much as I hate AT & T.
Pleas, please primary him.
He has no regard for me and my safety...why should I care about him.
This isn’t between President Trump and Rand Paul...it is between Rand Paul and the American people.
It’s part for the course when the other side can’t win by persuasion. Insult and if need be, win at gunpoint. That’s how they operate.
We need a Constitutional amendment regarding medical freedom. The low-info pro- mandatory vax posters here will only understand that, or force used in self-defense.
I’ll stop wasting my time.
If no vaccinations are a great idea, let’s stop rabies vaccinations for pets.
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