Death Threats Lead California Legislator to Drop Vaccine Bill

A hate-filled pressure campaign, including death threats, led the author of a bill seeking to lower California’s age of vaccine consent to abandon his effort Wednesday.

“Sadly, months of harassment and misinformation—including death threats against me and teen advocates—by a small but highly vocal and organized minority of anti-vaxxers have taken their toll,” state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said in a written statement.

Weiner said his bill seeking to let those 15 and older get vaccinated on their own volition (S.B. 866) was a few votes short of the support it needs, and wouldn’t come up for a ...