@PattyMurray: Today vaccines that protect against measles have been in use for over 50 years. Like other vaccines, we know the vaccine is safe. We know it is effective. We know it saves lives.
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@PattyMurray: They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure—that’s certainly the case here. A dose of MMR vaccine, covering measles, mumps, & rubella, is about $20—meanwhile Washington state has spent over $1M addressing the current measles outbreak.Show this thread
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@SenAlexander Growing up in Arkansas I remember children born whose mothers contracted measles while pregnant. If everyone knew the devastating birth defects this causes, they might be persuaded to rethink anti-vaccine stance.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Priority right now is to enact the Background Checks law, then quickly move on to pass the rest of the
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