A large majority of Americans favor mandatory vaccinations of children, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday, apparently unswayed by some senior Republicans who have raised fears the medical shots could lead to autism.
Seventy-eight percent of respondents in the online survey said all children should be vaccinated unless there is a direct health risk to them from vaccination.
Only 13 percent opposed vaccinations.
"The numbers are absolutely overwhelming in favor of vaccinations with a consistent minority in opposition," said Ipsos pollster Julia Clarke.
Republican Senator Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and potential 2016 presidential candidate, this month revived a long-running controversy over vaccinations when he said he had heard of instances where vaccines caused mental disorders.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, another possible Republican presidential hopeful, said parents needed a "measure of choice." But his spokesman later said the governor believed kids should be vaccinated against measles.
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2 comments:
So the American taxpayer has to subject their children to an injection of whatever the government deems proper while the ILLEGAL aliens are coming here unchecked everyday. The irony of it is that these third world diseases are being brought here by the very ones who aren't being checked. There is something very wrong with this picture.
Christie is running its pensions at an extreme deficit.
He will be perfect to run our country at the 10x deficit we're running now!
What a gift he will be to this country.
Puleeease, folks, just say "NO"!
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