Texas Lawmaker Promoting Anti-vaccine Bill Wrongly Suggests Measles Can Be Treated With Antibiotics

Amid a relentless anti-vaccine movement and measles outbreaks nationwide, a Texas lawmaker has falsely suggested that antibiotics can be used to treat the deadly childhood disease.Texas state Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, who is promoting legislation to allow parents to more easily opt out of vaccinations for their children, said he had measles as a child.  Continue reading...