Rand Paul: Vaccines can lead to 'profound mental disorders'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) doubled down on his criticism of vaccines in a Monday interview with CNBC.

"I've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines," Paul said.

Earlier in the day, Paul said most vaccines should be voluntary.

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In the 2012 GOP primary, former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) came under fire for suggesting the HPV vaccine could cause mental disorders. Her campaign imploded and she made an early exit from the race. —Jon Terbush