17. Dauphinais just piled on to the "how many hours" antivax tactic by asking *2 4th-year med students* to provide the committee with a copy of their vaccine curriculum. I'm not one to curse on Twitter, but here goes--you've got to be fucking kidding.
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28. Next speaker: (continuing segregation theme in testimonies throughout the day) analog made btwn bill & racial segregation, claim bill is relig. discrimination. Speaker claims cmte paid to not see things. Rep. Christie Carpino clearly angered, expressed offense at accusation.
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29. Speaker brings up "vaccines are 'unavoidably unsafe'" claim often used by anti-vaccine activists to inaccurately argue SCOTUS said they're dangerous. Explanation of this legal--not scientific--term here, which doesn't indicate what they think it does:https://vaxopedia.org/2016/08/31/unavoidably-unsafe-vaccines/ …
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30. Speaker yields her time to 9 year old son to read statement at 4:36am ET. SMH.
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31. 2nd Holocaust analog--this one by a "physician" (later clarifies "chiropractor") who proceeds w/ Gish Gallop of questionable vaccine & vax-preventable disease stats. And here's "unavoidably unsafe" claim again (see above for explainer of how that's misunderstood & misused).
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32. At last--an MD (pro-vax/bill, past prez of CT ch. of Am Acad of Pediatrics) calling out mistruths/conspiracy theories stated over day by "vocal" minority who rely on "personal beliefs but not evid-based med." I anticipate some cmte members gearing up to try to discredit her.
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33. Unsurprising based on today's forum: Rep. Dauphinais 1st to raise q's to this MD, asking MD to cite specific study that unvaccinated healthy children are a risk to "anybody." A disingenuous, leading q (of a few) to get MD to say a healthy unvaxxed child not a risk to anyone.
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34. MD who studied healthcare ethics and has an immuno-compromised mom now advocating for the bill. Let's see what the anti-vax/science denialism members of the panel bring out for this one. But of course... Rep. Dauphinais
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35. Med student pro-bill for immunocompromised kids. Somers notes/dismisses MDs all want bill passed. Dauphinais argues immunocomp ppl not in support of bill, after citing no stats wants #'s from her who emphasized personalized pt care like members in grilling last med students.
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36. Sen. Somers' cont'd push on educ. (false binary) sounds like doublespeak--incentivizing MDs to do counseling to convince parents during visits, yet was quiet as commenters claimed ins. co. coercion conspiracy to get MDs to vaccinate? Debunked here:https://vaxopedia.org/2017/09/24/that-3-million-vaccine-bonus-for-pediatricians/ …
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@jfoster_rd kudos for "upstream/downstream" q & raising key theme raised in forum: Anti-bill ppl saying "no emergency" misses key public health pt--PREVENTION. "No emergency" drum beat in forum a dodge to kick can down road. If emergency came, their position won't change.Show this thread -
38. Commenters and some committee members rather outraged by CT
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39. Ugh. Anti-bill commenter just cited Heidi Larson comment to claim MDs have little vaccine training. cc:
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40. Committee chair having to interrupt a speaker who was on a roll to remind her that the bill is not about the COVID-19 vaccine is, in some ways, a seemingly funny, but all too serious end to this. Not the first time that comments were off-topic (veracity of claims aside).
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41. Closing comments from committee notes 1700 people out there who did not have chance to voice their testimony. Meeting adjourned.
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