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TN senator, doctors push for more vaccinations

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Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander put the pressure on parents to do what he calls the right kind of research when making decisions about vaccinating their kids. He did so at a senate hearing in response to the measles outbreak in the U.S. Whether it be for religious or medical reasons, or incomplete records in some counties, more than 3,500 Tennessee kindergartners were not vaccinated by the start of the last school year. “Vaccine refusal is one of the growing public health threats of our time,” said Dr. John McCullers, Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee.

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