Cruz: Parents With ‘Religious Convictions’ Should Get A Pass On Vaccines

Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with members of the media at the Hilton Miami Airport in Miami, Friday, June 20, 2014. Cruz was in town attending the 2014 Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Emily Michot) MAGS OUT
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday said he believes children should be vaccinated, but he said he supports exemptions for people with certain religious beliefs.

Cruz said that there is “widespread agreement” that children should be vaccinated, but he added that states should be in charge of deciding whether vaccines are mandatory, according to Politico. He also said that states should consider exceptions for those with “good faith, religious convictions.”

The Texas senator said that he has had his children vaccinated.

“We’ve got two little girls, we’ve vaccinated both our girls and would encourage people to do the same,” he told Politico.

Cruz also defended New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) comment that parents should have “some measure of choice” with vaccination, claiming that the remarks were blown out of proportion.

Cruz told reporters that the controversy over vaccines is “largely silliness stirred up by the media,” according to Politico.

“Nobody reasonably thinks Chris Christie is opposed to vaccinating kids other than a bunch of reporters who want to write headlines,” he said.

After Christie said that parents should decide whether to vaccinate their children, his office clarified that he believes children should be vaccinated for measles.

H/t Breitbart

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  1. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    We’ve got two little girls, we’ve vaccinated both our girls

    Even though, and Mrs Cruz thought this was so amusing, both requested sterilization…

  2. And further, Senator Cruz said that he finds the concept of red lights and green lights to be another symptom of big brother run amok. He urges all the true patriots in this country to treat automated traffic signals as yield signs and proceed at their own risk. < \ snark >

  3. Cruz told reporters that the controversy over vaccines is “largely silliness stirred up by the media,”

    No. The controversy is stirred up by the batshit crazy beliefs of the Bircher wing of the Republican Party.

  4. I’m not even that big, and I have a hell of a time finding lab coats that fit.

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