McConnell was alsothe only Republican to vote againstconfirming Tulsi Gabbard as director of National Intelligence on Wednesday.
(He once did so in a 2005Rolling Stonearticle that has since been retracted.)
His vaccine denialism hasfurther concerned health expertswarning about the potential impact of the virus.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a confirmation hearing to become secretary of Health and Human Services.Nathan Posner/Anadolu/Getty Images
(A total of 83 people died of the preventable disease, most of them young children.
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