Ethan Lindenberger began by questioning his parents’ anti-vaccine stances and eventually got himself inoculated, a rebellion that caught the attention of the national media – and now Congress.The 18-year-old from Ohio announced Saturday on YouTube that he had been invited to speak before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at a hearing Tuesday devoted to examining outbreaks of preventable diseases. He will appear alongside experts such as John Wiesman, Washington state’s secretary of health, and Saad B. Omer, a professor at Emory University, according to the committee’s website. “I’m looking forward to speaking in Washington, D.C.,” Lindenberger said in the video.Lindenberger’s story has caught on amid a measles outbreak that has affected dozens of people in the United States, prompting increasing scrutiny of parents who do not get their children vaccinated. In Washington and Oregon, health officials have confirmed more than 70 measles cases. The vast majority are young children in the Vancouver area who weren’t vaccinated. Both states are considering tightening vaccination exemptions. Hundreds pack Oregon hearing to oppose bill to end vaccine exemptions After three hours of testimony on a bill that would eliminate most vaccine exemptions, 180 people still waited to speak their mind…. Read full this story
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