Republican Senators Clash Over Vaccines

 https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senators-clash-vaccines-2122565

Republican Senators Bill Cassidy and Rand Paul have clashed on social media over giving newborns the hepatitis B vaccine.

Paul, an ophthalmologist, wrote on X that there was "no medical reason" to give newborns the vaccine if the mother was not infected.

Cassidy, a physician, responded that Paul's claim was "not true" and that children who are infected at birth have a "much higher chance of developing liver cancer and spreading hepatitis B to others."

Both Cassidy and Paul are on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, with Cassidy serving as the committee's chair.