'This starts to be about privilege.' Democratic State Senator Richard Pan derided Jessica Biel's participation in the vaccine policy discussion as “misinformed” and a hazard to public health
Democratic State Senator Richard Pan of California, a Sacramento pediatrician who introduced the strict new vaccine legislation that Jessica Biel lobbied against at the state capitol on June 11, derided her participation in the policy discussion as “misinformed” and a hazard to public health. The actressher 7.
Pan, along with Senate Bill 276’s co-sponsors, believes Biel is either confused or else deliberately mischaracterizing, which seeks to close a loophole exploited by parents who wish to avoid vaccinating their children and pediatricians who service these families. “We’re trying to crack down on fraud,” says Anthony York, a spokesman at the California Medical Association, an advocacy group for physicians.
“If [Biel’s] friend’s kid is truly immune-compromised, that child will benefit from this bill,” explains Leah Russin, executive director of Vaccinate California, a pro-immunization parents organization. “That child will be protected from exposure to a vaccine-preventable disease.” Adds Sami Gallegos, communications director for Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego: “This bill is aimed at medical exemptions that are not supported by scientific or medical research.
Biel, who has a 4-year-old son with husband Justin Timberlake, became the latest Hollywood face of the anti-vaccine movement when she surfaced in California's capitol to lobby against the bill, which the State Senate approved last month. It is currently being considered by the State Assembly and would ultimately require the signature of California Governor Gavin Newsom to become law. SB-276 would limit medical exemptions for immunizations without approval from a public health officer.
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