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Anti-Vaxxers Defeated: NY Bans Exemptions as Doctors Vote to Step up Fight:
Anti-vaccine advocates received a blow in New York Thursday as state lawmakers banned non-medical exemptions based on religious beliefs—and there may be more blows coming.
Also on Thursday, the American Medical Association adopted a new policy to step up its fight against such non-medical exemptions. The AMA, the country's largest physicians' group and one of the largest spenders on lobbying, has always strongly support pediatric vaccination and opposed non-medical exemptions. But under the new policy changes, the association will now "actively advocate" for states to eliminate any laws that allow for non-medical exemptions.
"As evident from the measles outbreaks currently impacting communities in several states, when individuals are not immunized as a matter of personal preference or misinformation, they put themselves and others at risk of disease," AMA Board Member E. Scott Ferguson, M.D. said in a statement. "The AMA strongly supports efforts to eliminate non-medical exemptions from immunization, and we will continue to actively urge policymakers to do so."
The religious exemption ban in New York comes at a critical time. The state is at the forefront of a nationwide resurgence of measles, with active outbreaks that have sickened hundreds and splintered into other states.
"This administration has taken aggressive action to contain the measles outbreak, but given its scale, additional steps are needed to end this public health crisis," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement after signing the ban on religious exemptions. "While I understand and respect freedom of religion, our first job is to protect the public health, and by signing this measure into law, we will help prevent further transmissions and stop this outbreak right in its tracks."
Sudden outbreak of common sense?
(Score: 0, Redundant) by realDonaldTrump on Monday June 17 2019, @02:54AM (2 children)
It's always a Beth Mole story. And it's always "submitted" or Approved by Cheif Editor Marty B. Or, by his Sock Puppet BytraM. Which if you spell it backwards, it's Marty B. Same person( allegedly), 2 different accounts. Just to keep us confused. And "they" wanted to make sure we saw this one -- 2 Subs with the exact same article. From this very biased "reporter." Plenty of other articles about the story. Fox News and many more. But it's always Beth Mole. And it's always Arts Technicha. foxnews.com/health/new-york-ends-religious-exemption-vaccine-mandates [foxnews.com]
O.K., we saw it. And, very sad what's happening in the "great" State of New York. They have, unfortunately, a Dem Legislature. And a Dem Governor -- Mario Cuomo's (RIP!!) boy. I wasn't a fan of Mario. And, I'm not a fan of Andrew. Very unpopular guy, he signed one of the worst Abortion laws in the Country. Where the Doctor can "abort" even after the Baby is born. It's known as Infanticide. Also known as, Baby Killing. Horrible thing, it gives the parents & Doctor much too much power. Baby comes out, it has beautiful Blue Eyes. But the parents wanted brown. So that Baby gets strangled. And thrown in the trash can. So sorry, wrong color, throw that one away.
But if you've been around a few days. Then the parents loose all power. And the Doctor looses all power. It's Dem politicians (Health Dept.) that get to decide if you live. Or, if you die. And I'll tell you the type of decisions the Dems make for us in New York. For the Tax payers and the citizens of New York. Queens Midtown Tunnel was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. And they did the repairs to that one. But the repairs ended up costing an extra $20 million, or even $30 million. Because Andrew Cuomo -- same guy -- said, "oh, let's put in blue & gold Stripes, because it's the State Colors." nypost.com/2018/07/22/cuomo-had-the-mta-waste-30m-on-tunnel-vanity-project [nypost.com]
Big waste of money to make the underground look beautiful. It could have gone so far toward the medical. Leave it in people's pockets and let them go to the Doctor with that. Or it could have gone to our Border Wall. To the painting of our Border Wall with Anti Climb Paint. Something that not only looks magnificent. But has a very useful Function to it -- keeping people from climbing.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday June 17 2019, @06:49AM
Yyyyyeah, you don't get to complain about sockpuppetting, asshole. You're a worthless space-wasting blight on this forum and we'd be better off without you and your alts, plural. Fuck off and go bother some other site.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 18 2019, @06:16PM
Yes, Beth Mole is a big pharma whore. Someone should run her over while she's walking through the parking garage. Whoopsie!