Pete Buttigieg changes position on vaccines after Twitter's critical reactions

by Sam Manzella

1 hour ago

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg reversed his position on anti-vaxxer exemptions after a Buzzfeed News article on his position sparked controversy almost instantly.

In this article, originally published on Tuesday, April 30, the mayor of South Bend, in Indiana, openly homosexual, said he believed that "personal / religious exemptions" and medical exemptions for anti -vaxxers were acceptable outside any public health crisis situation.

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A spokesman for the mayor, Pete Buttigieg, said Buttigieg was in favor of "personal / religious exemptions if states could maintain the immunity of local herds and that there was no public health crisis "https://t.co/o1tVmFb5UW pic.twitter.com/ahWJq0hkhL

– BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 1, 2019

Later, the article was updated to include a "clarifying statement" from its campaign spokespersons, who now say that Buttigieg "believes that vaccines are safe and effective and necessary for maintaining health." public. … He is aware that in most states the law provides for certain types of exemptions. He thinks that only medical exemptions should be allowed. "

UPDATE: The Buttigieg campaign sent a "declaration of clarification" –

"He is aware that in most states the law provides for certain exemptions and he believes that only medical exemptions should be allowed."

– BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 1, 2019

Aside from moral or religious opposition, most controversy surrounding vaccines is based on poor "science". This now infamous (and problematic) "study" that vaccines could cause autism has been repeatedly discredited, including an official statement from the centers. for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – and vaccinations have proved to be a crucial tool in eliminating public health epidemics.

This is particularly timely given the measles epidemic – yes, you read that right – in the United States. According to the CDC, some 704 cases of measles were diagnosed in 22 US states only in 2019.

This is the largest number of cases in America since 1994 – and since the disease was declared "defeated" in 2000.