Vaccine skeptics got a lot of airtime at a Tuesday meeting of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best counter future pandemics
A meeting Tuesday of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best counter future pandemics was dominated by vaccine skeptics pushing concerns about COVID-19 immunizations that are unaccepted by the greater medical community.
The previously scheduled pandemic preparedness listening session convened just one day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration While the FDA has not approved the use of ivermectin to prevent COVID-19, Republican state Sen. Tom Corbin said “we all know now” that it works. “If the scientists can proclaim that the vaccination is safe and effective, we can also proclaim that the VAERS is underreported,” said Corbin, referring to the national program co-managed by the CDC and FDA that monitors adverse reactions to vaccines.
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