A new bill proposed by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, in Alabama aims to prevent health departments from using public funds to promote the use of vaccines. Butler argues that taxpayers should not be forced to support pharmaceutical advertising and believes that public money should be used for the public good, not to boost corporate profits. The bill does make an exception for printed materials in health office settings that include information on potential adverse effects of vaccines. However, it does not prevent health departments from promoting vaccines through unpaid means like news articles. Butler believes that promoting vaccines does not serve a legitimate public health interest and that pharmaceutical companies should fund their own advertising. The bill was introduced shortly after Health Freedom Alabama revealed that the Alabama Department of Public Health had spent $18.6 million on vaccine advertising between 2019 and 2024. This group criticized the expenditures as government collusion with big pharma. The proposed bill addresses concerns about the use of public funds for vaccine promotion and aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the advertising of vaccines in Alabama.
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