New Jersey Gov. Christie: Parents should have choice in vaccinations

kwyjibo87 writes: New Jersey Governor and self-appointed public health expert Chris Christie weighed in on the public debate of whether or not parents should have a choice in vaccinating their children, telling reporters in the U.K. "I also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice in things as well, so that’s the balance that the government has to decide," adding "Not every vaccine is created equal and not every disease type is as great a public health threat as others." These statements from Gov. Christie follow President Obama commenting in an interview with NBC: "There is every reason to get vaccinated — there aren’t reasons to not."

Gov. Christie quickly backpedaled on his "vaccine choice" comments, with the Governor's office stating, "The Governor believes vaccines are an important public health protection and with a disease like measles there is no question kids should be vaccinated," but amending: "At the same time different states require different degrees of vaccination, which is why he was calling for balance in which ones government should mandate."

For the sake of public health

[Orion Blastar]

if you refuse to get your children vaccinated they are more likely to get a disease and die from it and spread it to others.

If you refuse to vaccinate your child, you are putting your child and the public at risk!

Okay

[Falos]

Fine. Every business, store, office, school, library, hospital, restaurant, etc. also has the choice to put up signs that say NO LEPERS and refuse to let you in.

If a mob (wearing dust masks) bodily plants you outside the city limits and says "Keep out!" then we'll intervene. Maybe.

Why waste your time commenting...

[chasm22]

If this is the state of the American mind, let genetics take over. I wish my grandchildren well and hope for the best but between reading about what Christie and Ted Cruz have 'on their mind', what can you really expect the future to hold? After all, we know from the last election that this is what America wants. I could care less what any /dotter responds with, these two 'gentlemen' prove categorically that there IS a HUGE difference between the lying hypocritical assholes who populate the right wing and