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GOP Reps Condemn Anti-Vaxxers

Republicans on a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday used a hearing on the flu season to debunk claims that vaccines are not safe for children as fear continues to grow over the measles outbreak. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Penn.) asked four of the country's top infectious disease experts if they believed that parents should have their children vaccinated. “Definitely,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “To me it’s really a slam dunk what the decision should be”/Sarah Ferris, The Hill. More here.

Question: What would you say to a parent who didn't vaccinate his/her children?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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