'Killing kids to own the libs': Americans horrified after Tennessee shuts down all child vaccination programs
Tennessee Republicans' war against childhood vaccinations reached a new level on Tuesday after Tennessean reported that the state's health department "will halt all adolescent vaccine outreach – not just for coronavirus, but all diseases – amid pressure from Republican state lawmakers."
The halt to child vaccine programs comes just one day after Tennessee's top vaccine official was fired for what she claimed were her efforts to promote COVID-19 vaccinations for teenagers.
That firing came weeks after Republican Tennessee State Rep. Scott Cepicky held a public hearing in which he attacked the department for making fliers encouraging "impressionable" teens to get vaccinated.
The latest move, as reported by Tennessean, will shut down all vaccination drives in public schools and will stop sending "postcards or other notices reminding teenagers to get their second dose of the coronavirus vaccines."
The revelations about Tennessee going full anti-vax drew horrified reactions -- check some out below.
Killing the kids to own the libs. #Tennessee https://t.co/UfhGSPrWbD
— Paulette Aniskoff (@PAniskoff) 1626205103.0
This is an act of evil. https://t.co/3VonyfezVj
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) 1626204887.0
Yes this seems bad, and like it could lead to a lot of people getting sick or dying, but at least the Republicans a… https://t.co/m3gNzD2n1l
— Adam Serwer ???? (@AdamSerwer) 1626205456.0
Enjoy diphtheria, morons! https://t.co/m3OTR1fAaw
— Roy Edroso (@edroso) 1626205315.0
An entire party has become anti-science now. They will let American's die. https://t.co/Oe8ahpajSW
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) 1626204747.0
Reading, writing, and arithmetic, *AND* measles, mumps, and rubella https://t.co/DJtu5uc0P2
— Charles PM (@CharlesPulliam) 1626205709.0
The next decade in America is gonna be so gut wrenchingly damn stupid to live through https://t.co/jsztOPmHiA
— nate bowling (collecting vaccines like Thanos) (@nate_bowling) 1626205759.0
The stupidest country https://t.co/ZWSW9UByZL
— Zito (@_Zeets) 1626205132.0
This certainly sounds very bad and very dumb. https://t.co/HBbbEyqUT6
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) 1626205163.0
Absolute lunacy. https://t.co/hXPmvkRxUQ
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) 1626205157.0