Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Mark Green has since walked back the comments he made Tuesday at a town hall, [now] saying he encourages families to vaccinate their children. On Monday, he …claimed the Centers for Disease Control hid information from the public.

On Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Health issued a brief but direct statement saying vaccines “do not cause autism” but do “save lives.”

Tennessee Republican sparks pushback after vaccine comment

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