Ethan Lindenberger — PICS

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March 6, 2019 9:29AM EST

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Ethan Lindenberger — PICS

Ethan Lindenberger — PICS — High school senior Ethan Lindenberger spoke during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on March 5. The hearing on Capitol Hill was held to examine the benefits of vaccines and the prevention of infectious disease outbreaks.

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Ethan Lindenberger — PICS — Ethan, 18, received numerous vaccines against his anti-vaxx mother’s wishes. His mom believes conspiracy theories about the dangers of vaccines. But Ethan did his own research and got vaccinated after realizing it would protect himself and his classmates from diseases like measles.

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Ethan Lindenberger — PICS — Measles, a disease that had been nearly cured due to vaccinations, is experiencing a terrifying outbreak. There are currently 200 cases of measles in the US right now. Ethan testified that he learned more about vaccines and got the shots because he didn’t want to be a “health risk.”

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Ethan Lindenberger — PICS — Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) greeted Ethan before the hearing, and it’s clear from Ethan’s smile that he was going to be treated positively during his testimony.

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Ethan Lindenberger — PICS — Ethan has a moment of quiet contemplation during his hearing at the Senate committee hearing on “Vaccines Save Lives: What Is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks”

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