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Ethan Lindenberger testifies before Congress about growing up unvaccinated and his decision to get vaccinated despite his mother's beliefs.

An Ohio student who said he went his entire life without numerous vaccines testified before Congress on the dangers of misinformation and ideas that fuel the anti-vaxxer movement and put many young people at risk. Ethan Lindenberger notably got vaccinated without his parents' permission once he was old enough, acting against his mother's incorrect belief that vaccines cause autism, brain damage and other ailments. "My mother is an anti-vaxx advocate [who] believes that vaccines ... do not benefit the health and safety of society, despite the fact such opinions have been debunked numerous times by the scientific community," Lindenberger told a Senate committee on Tuesday. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: pbs.org/newshour Twitter: twitter.com/newshour Instagram: instagram.com/newshour Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

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Lately, Ethan Lindenberger has been getting a lot of attention for defying his mother and getting vaccinated against her wishes. NPR released an article today about how Ethan testified before the senate committee on Health, Education, Labour and Pensions. In said article, Lindenberger uses the following line to back up his belief that misinformation is being spread on social media regarding vaccinations: Organized anti-vax groups that spread misinformation, instill fear into the public for their own gain, selfishly Let me say, that I am a firm believer in vaccinations, and that is not what I am asking about. My question however, is: Is Ethan Lindenberger's claim that organised an…
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