A Republican senator forcefully defended mandatory vaccinations after his GOP colleague, Sen. Rand Paul, blasted national vaccination requirements as a danger to liberty
Sen. Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, said vaccines are a key public health safeguard after Paul, of Kentucky, criticized mandatory vaccinations, despite saying that he and his children had been vaccinated. The comments from the senators, both of whom are doctors, come after more than 200 measles cases have been reported across 11 states and prompted Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency in January.
Read MorePaul also alleged that"no informed consent is used or required when you vaccinate your child."Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, fired back during his testimony, arguing that those exercising their liberty to not get vaccinated should pay the price of not being allowed to expose others and potentially put them at risk."The requirement is just that you cannot enter school unless you're vaccinated," Cassidy said.
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