Blumenthal Says He Hopes Nothing Comes of Senate Vaccine Hearing

At Senate hearing, anti-vaxxers seek to capitalize on friends in high places

For nearly a decade, anti-vaccine activists and film producers have been collecting tragic, mostly unverifiable stories from parents — accounts of deaths, injuries and autism allegedly caused by vaccines.

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Blumenthal says he hopes nothing comes of Senate vaccine hearing

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal(Molly Ingram / WSHU)The United States Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was scheduled to hold its second hearing on vaccines on Tuesday.The hearing was called “Voices of the Vaccine Injured.” Seven witnesses were expected to testify, five of whom claimed an FDA-approved vaccine hurt them or a loved one.U.S. Sen. Ricard Blumenthal (D-CT) is a member of the committee.“You rarely hear a United States …