Texas Republican Lawmaker Attacks Vaccine Expert On Twitter For Promoting 'Sorcery'
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A Republican member of the Texas state Legislature has attacked a prominent vaccine expert on Twitter, accusing him of promoting what amounted to "sorcery" at the behest of drug companies.
What's the story?
On May 7, professor Peter Hotez, a vaccinologist and pediatrician, tweeted about the rise in the number of Texans claiming "conscientious exemptions" from vaccines. He called on Texas' "elected leaders" to fight this "and stand up for our children." Hotez said that this was an example of children being "placed in harm's way for the financial gain of special & outside interest groups."
Texas GOP state Rep. Jonathan Stickland shot back in a tweet of his own that Hotez was "bought and paid for by the biggest special interest in politics" and told him, "Do our state a favor and mind your own business."
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD
@PeterHotez
New #vaccine exemption @TexasDSHS numbers tell much of the story. I'll tell the rest: Children of #Texas have been placed in harm's way for the financial gain of special & outside interest groups. Calling on our TX elected leaders to say "NO MAS" and stand up for our children!
Jonathan Stickland
@RepStickland
You are bought and paid for by the biggest special interest in politics. Do our state a favor and mind your own business. Parental rights mean more to us than your self enriching “science.” #txlege
Hotez responded that he did not "take a dime from the vaccine industry" and that "as a Texas pediatrician-scientist it is most certainly my business.
Stickland shot back that Hotez should "[m]ake the case for your sorcery to consumers on your own dime" and that he needed to "[q]uit using the heavy hand of government to make your business profitable through mandates and immunity. It's disgusting.
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[–] FacelessOne 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The wrongthink going on with opposition to vaccination only gives credence to the same conspiracy theory of vaccines being used in Africa for biological weapons testing, why is it then so opposite when it comes to America that the rich and powerful wouldnt have the ultimate goal of doing the same here...