Rand Paul said that vaccines can cause “profound mental disorders.” Paul made the controversial statements during a TV interview.
Paul made the statements during a measles outbreak across America. Many are blaming the outbreak on parents who say that vaccinations are harmful to children and can cause autism.
Paul seemed to partially agree with those parents. While he said he supported vaccinations, he said that he saw instances where vaccinations hurt children.
“I’ve heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines,” said Paul.
Paul believes vaccinations for diseases like the measles should be voluntary. “I’m not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. I think they’re a good thing. But I think the parents should have some input,”added Paul.
When questioned by an interviewer about his stance on another TV show, he insisted his words were taken out of context.
“You end up having interviews like this where the interview is so slanted and full of distortions that you don’t get useful information. I think this is what is bad about TV sometimes,” he said.
Paul is not new to controversy in interviews. In an interview on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow’s show, he said he wasn’t sure if the Civil Rights Act should have been included private establishments. His libertarian views have made it difficult to see if he can be accepted as a mainstream 2016 presidential candidate.
Paul’s spokesman tried to quell the controversy about Paul’s comments. “Dr. Paul believes that vaccines have saved lives, and should be administered to children. He also believes many vaccines should be voluntary and like most medical decisions, between the doctor and the patient, not the government,” said Sergio Gor.
Paul made the statements during a measles outbreak across America. Many are blaming the outbreak on parents who say that vaccinations are harmful to children and can cause autism.
Paul seemed to partially agree with those parents. While he said he supported vaccinations, he said that he saw instances where vaccinations hurt children.
“I’ve heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines,” said Paul.
Paul believes vaccinations for diseases like the measles should be voluntary. “I’m not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. I think they’re a good thing. But I think the parents should have some input,”added Paul.
When questioned by an interviewer about his stance on another TV show, he insisted his words were taken out of context.
“You end up having interviews like this where the interview is so slanted and full of distortions that you don’t get useful information. I think this is what is bad about TV sometimes,” he said.
Paul is not new to controversy in interviews. In an interview on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow’s show, he said he wasn’t sure if the Civil Rights Act should have been included private establishments. His libertarian views have made it difficult to see if he can be accepted as a mainstream 2016 presidential candidate.
Paul’s spokesman tried to quell the controversy about Paul’s comments. “Dr. Paul believes that vaccines have saved lives, and should be administered to children. He also believes many vaccines should be voluntary and like most medical decisions, between the doctor and the patient, not the government,” said Sergio Gor.
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