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Democracy Now - "The federal government has confirmed more than 100 people across
14 states have now developed measles. Public health officials suspect the outbreak, which
is concentrated in California, began when an infected person visited Disneyland in
Anaheim in December. In recent years, a growing number of parents have opted not to
have their children vaccinated, claiming a link between vaccines and autism. The
prestigious medical journal Lancet published a study in 1998 showing such a link, but the
study was later retracted and has been widely discredited. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, one in 12 children born in the United States is not
receiving their first dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on time. Several
potential Republican presidential candidates have weighed in on the debate. Sen. Rand
Paul of Kentucky, an ophthalmologist, said he had heard of instances where vaccines
caused "mental disorders." New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said vaccinating kids is a
matter of "parental choice.""
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14 states have now developed measles. Public health officials suspect the outbreak, which
is concentrated in California, began when an infected person visited Disneyland in
Anaheim in December. In recent years, a growing number of parents have opted not to
have their children vaccinated, claiming a link between vaccines and autism. The
prestigious medical journal Lancet published a study in 1998 showing such a link, but the
study was later retracted and has been widely discredited. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, one in 12 children born in the United States is not
receiving their first dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on time. Several
potential Republican presidential candidates have weighed in on the debate. Sen. Rand
Paul of Kentucky, an ophthalmologist, said he had heard of instances where vaccines
caused "mental disorders." New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said vaccinating kids is a
matter of "parental choice.""
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