On May 1, 2019, Cory Booker made a statement on vaccines for Buzzfeed News: “First and foremost, vaccines are proven to reduce the incidence of terrible disease. Vaccines keep people safe and healthy. We need to trust the scientists who work to develop vaccines and the medical professionals who administer them.” Booker added that there […]
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On May 1, 2019, Kirsten Gillibrand made a statement on vaccines for Buzzfeed News: “Vaccines save lives. Not only do they provide individual protection, but they protect vulnerable populations, including young children, pregnant women, and people with underlying health issues. Simply put, they are essential to protecting public health.”
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On May 1, 2019, Warren made a statement on vaccines for Buzzfeed News: “The more we do on the front end to ensure that everyone gets access to vaccines, the less we’ll see individuals contracting hepatitis A, measles, whooping cough, and all of the other vaccine-preventable diseases. We must make sure there is robust public
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In the week leading up to the National Day of Prayer, nonreligious Americans have dedicated thousands of hours to community service as part of the Secular Week of Action. Led by the Secular Coalition for America, their 19 member organizations and nearly 100 partners across the nation participated in service events in locations including Alaska, California,
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As the number of measles cases continue to rise in the United States, more Iowa families are exempting their kids from vaccinations, including in Iowa City. The U.S. is facing its second-largest outbreak of measles since the virus was virtually eliminated in the country nearly 20 years ago. Some 465 cases in 2019 had been
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On May 1, 2019, a spokesperson for Sanders made a statement on vaccines for Buzzfeed News. “Bernie believes that vaccinations work and are crucial to overall public health… opting out can create deadly risks for children suffering from illnesses who may not be able to receive a vaccination and are then exposed to children who
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On May 1, 2019, a spokesperson for Buttigieg made a statement on vaccines to Buzzfeed News. “The law of the land for more than a century has been that states may enforce mandatory vaccination for public safety to prevent the spread of a dangerous disease. Pete does support some exceptions, except during a public health
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On May 1, 2019, a spokesperson for O’Rourke made a statement on vaccines for Buzzfeed News. “The evidence is clear and there is wide agreement among doctors and scientists that vaccination is the best course for our kids and our communities,” he said. “Beto and Amy have chosen to vaccinate their three children because they
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On May 1, 2019, a spokesperson for Harris offered a statement on vaccines for Buzzfeed News: “She thinks people should get vaccines.”
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President Trump’s administration has been overtly hostile toward policies that would address climate change. Some of their actions include pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords, burying reports on the effects of climate change, and claiming that climate change is a hoax. On November 6, 2012, Trump tweeted: “The concept of global warming was created
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