Paul – who is, ironically, a physician – went so far as to mention the many children he knew who suffered “profound mental disorders” after having had vaccinations, indulging the anti-vaccination advocates who might support him politically, while stopping short of making a false scientific claim. (By his logic, vaccines make people taller, too; after all, nearly every child I have known has grown taller after being vaccinated.)
保罗——讽刺的是，他是一位医生——甚至宣称许多他认识的儿童在接种疫苗后遭遇了“严重精神障碍”，以取悦可能在政治上支持他的反疫苗接种者，这跟造谣只有一步之遥。（按照他的逻辑，疫苗还让人长高了；毕竟，几乎我认识的所有孩子在接种疫苗后都长高了。）