The 18-year-old is finally vaccinated and attacks his parents anti-vaxxer

A teenager was finally vaccinated for the first time after his parents told him that they had caused autism and brain damage – while the measles outbreak swept the country.

Ethan Lindenberger, 18, of Norwalk, Ohio, blamed her mother for refusing her vaccinations against diseases such as mumps and hepatitis, because she had read about online theories denied.

The teenager decided to get vaccinated alone after reaching the age of 18, unable to convince his parents that vaccinations do not cause autism.

But his mother, Jill Wheeler, described the move as insulting and as a "slap in the face," according to Undark.

Ethan Lindenberger, Norwalk, Ohio, 18, was denied vaccinations for diseases such as rubella, mumps and hepatitis that were growing because of her mother who had read theories online denied

"It was like he spit on me saying," You do not know anything, I do not trust you with anything, you do not know what you're talking about. "You made a bad decision and I'm going to fix it.

A measles epidemic was confirmed in 10 states and a public health emergency was declared in an anti-vaccination "hot spot" in Portland, Oregon, last month.

Growing up, Ethan said that his parents would tell him about the harmful effects of vaccination – including the risk of brain damage and autism.

Ms. Wheeler said, "I did not immunize her because I felt it was the best way to protect and protect her."

But it was only after talking to friends that he realized he was the only one in his group who did not receive the life-saving vaccines.

The teenager decided to do research and presented new information to her mother, Jill Wheeler, to try to change her mind, including a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that refuted the myth of autism.

Ethan told NPR: "His answer was simply" that's what they want you to think ".

"I've just been blown away, you know, the biggest health organization in the world would be written off with some kind of statement like a conspiracy theory like that."

A measles epidemic was confirmed in 10 states and a public health emergency was declared in an anti-vaccination "hot spot" in Portland, Oregon, last month.

Last year, Ethan sought advice on how to get vaccinated on Reddit. He wrote, "God knows how I'm still alive."

The message received over 1,000 responses, including other unvaccinated adolescents who were trying to figure out how to get vaccinated without the consent of their parents.

As Ethan is legally an adult, his parents can not prevent him from being vaccinated.

However, there are no federal laws regulating the issue for minors who wish to be shot at and this varies from one state to the other.