WASHINGTON — While Republican presidential contenders are waffling on the issue of vaccinations, a bipartisan group of senators sought on Tuesday to squash bunk medical science that has led parents not to vaccinate their children.
The conversation around vaccination has risen to national prominence recently as a measles outbreak has spread across more than a dozen states, affecting 121 people as of last week. Authorities have tied the outbreak to an increasing number of parents who are refusing to vaccinate their kids.
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Alexander added on Tuesday, “What we saw today in our hearing is that Republican and Democratic Senators unanimously believe — those at the hearing — that vaccines save lives.”
