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Related: About this forum'Only the Lord God Almighty Is in Control': Texas Lawmaker Attacks Noted Pediatrician, Calls Vaccine
Only the Lord God Almighty Is in Control: Texas Lawmaker Attacks Noted Pediatrician, Calls Vaccines SorceryAn anti-vaccine Texas Republican state lawmaker attacked a distinguished medical doctor, the dean and chief of pediatric medicine at Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine, over vaccines this week.
State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (photo) made a wide variety of remarks on Twitter, at one point telling Dr. Peter Hotez, the noted global health and vaccinology expert, to "mind your own business" as he exploded into his anti-vaxx rant, which The Houston Chronicle reported.
Stickland, who describes himself on Facebook as a "Conservative Christian Republican," also insisted that vaccines are "sorcery," and "only The Lord God Almighty is in control."
Dr. Hotez had posted a graphic to Twitter, warning of the explosive growth of vaccine exemptions, and expressing concern that children in Texas "have been placed in harm's way for the financial gain of special & outside interest groups."
Read more: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2019/05/only-the-lord-god-almighty-is-in-control-texas-lawmaker-attacks-noted-pediatrician-calls-vaccines-sorcery/
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'Only the Lord God Almighty Is in Control': Texas Lawmaker Attacks Noted Pediatrician, Calls Vaccine (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
May 2019
OP
Well, there is, but it is relatively expensive a generally requires about 12 boosters.
ret5hd
May 2019
#4
Siwsan
(26,177 posts)1. It's a pity there's no vaccinations to prevent this kind of stupidity!
ret5hd
(20,433 posts)4. Well, there is, but it is relatively expensive a generally requires about 12 boosters.
It is a fact based education.
tanyev
(42,357 posts)2. Instantly turning water into wine, feeding thousands with 5 loaves and 2 fish--now that's science!
BillyBobBrilliant
(805 posts)3. Please
get sick and die...spare the rest of us the embarrassment of you.