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NEW ON THE NEWS AT FIVE. THE
TENNESSEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT...
TAKING A STAND... EARMARKING 4-
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
PROMOTE THE VALUE OF GETTING
CHILDREN VACCINATED.
IT COMES AS THE U-S SENATE IS
ALSO HOPING TO CONVINCE MORE
AMERICANS VACCINATIONS ARE
NECESSARY.
TONIGHT ... LAWMAKERS HAVE A
DREW PETRIMOULX/REPOR TING:
ETHAN LINDENBERGER, VACCINATION
PROPONENT: "my mother is an
anti- vax advocate." YEARS AFTER
HIS PARENTS REFUSED TO GET HIM
COMMON VACCINES -- 18 YEAR OLD
ETHAN LINDENBERGER DID HIS OWN
RESEARCH, AND DECIDED TO GET
THEM ON HIS OWN. ETHAN
LINDENBERGER, VACCINATION
PROPONENT: "i saw that the
information in defense of
vaccines outweighed the concerns
heavily." THE SENATE HEALTH
COMMITTEE USED ETHAN'S STORY TO
HIGHLIGHT WHAT MEDICAL EXPERTS
AND LAWMAKERS SAY IS A GROWING
PROBLEM: UN- VACCINATED
CHILDREN. SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER,
R-TN: "internet fraudsters who
claim that vaccines are not safe
are preying on the unfounded
fears and daily struggles of
RESPONSE -- MEDICAL EXPERTS WANT
CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR
VACCINE RESEARCH AND
AVAILABILITY.
DREW PETRIMOULX, REPORTING: "all
but three states allow parents
to refuse to vaccinate their
children for religious or
philosophical reasons. IN THE
WAKE OF MEASLES OUTBREAKS SOME
STATES ARE CONSIDERING ENDING
those EXEMPTIONS. BUT KENTUCKY
SENATOR RAND PAUL ARGUES THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT FORCE
PARENTS TO VACCINATE THEIR
CHILDREN SEN. RAND PAUL, R- KY:
"force is not consistent with
the american story nor is force
consistent with the liberty our
forefathers sought when they
came to america." SEN. BILL
CASSIDY, R-LA: "if youre such a
believer in liberty that you do
