(Seth Wenig, File)A Texas state legislator unleashed a vilifying attack on a leading vaccine scientist Tuesday, accusing the doctor of “sorcery.”It started with a report published Monday by the Texas Department of State Health Services that noted the state recorded a 14 percent rise in parents opting out of their children’s vaccinations. And then he received an unexpected, seething personal attack from the Republican state legislator, Rep. Jonathan Stickland. From Jan. 1 through April 26, 704 cases of measles were reported, the highest number of cases reported since 1994. Fifteen of those cases came from Texas, Hotez said. Read moreA record number of measles cases is hitting the U.S. this year.

Source: Washington Post May 08, 2019 18:18 UTC