Chris Christie: Parents Should Have 'Some Measure Of Choice' On Vaccinating Their Children New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said parents should have "some measure of choice" when it comes to vaccinating their children.
Christie, speaking to reporters during a three-day trip to the United Kingdom, said all four of his children have been vaccinated, but noted he thinks a parent's opinion about the issue is more important than what a public official thinks.
“Mary Pat and I have had our children vaccinated and we think that it’s an important part of being sure we protect their health and the public health,” Christie said, according to The Washington Post.
“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," Christie added.
His comments break from President Barack Obama's recent remarks urging parents to get their children fully vaccinated amid what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said could become a "large outbreak" of measles.
"I understand that there are families that, in some cases, are concerned about the effect of vaccinations," Obama told NBC's Savannah Guthrie in an interview ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday. "The science is, you know, pretty indisputable. We’ve looked at this again and again. There is every reason to get vaccinated, but there aren’t reasons to not."
"You should get your kids vaccinated," he added. "It's good for them and the challenge you have is if you have a certain group of kids who don't get vaccinated, and if it grows large enough that a percentage of the population doesn't get vaccinated and they're the folks who can't get vaccinated, small infants, for example ... they suddenly become much more vulnerable."
The CDC has said there are at least 102 reported cases of measles in 14 states. In an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday, CDC Director Tom Frieden said that the U.S. is "likely to see more cases."
Christie, speaking to reporters during a three-day trip to the United Kingdom, said all four of his children have been vaccinated, but noted he thinks a parent's opinion about the issue is more important than what a public official thinks.
“Mary Pat and I have had our children vaccinated and we think that it’s an important part of being sure we protect their health and the public health,” Christie said, according to The Washington Post.
“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," Christie added.
His comments break from President Barack Obama's recent remarks urging parents to get their children fully vaccinated amid what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said could become a "large outbreak" of measles.
"I understand that there are families that, in some cases, are concerned about the effect of vaccinations," Obama told NBC's Savannah Guthrie in an interview ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday. "The science is, you know, pretty indisputable. We’ve looked at this again and again. There is every reason to get vaccinated, but there aren’t reasons to not."
"You should get your kids vaccinated," he added. "It's good for them and the challenge you have is if you have a certain group of kids who don't get vaccinated, and if it grows large enough that a percentage of the population doesn't get vaccinated and they're the folks who can't get vaccinated, small infants, for example ... they suddenly become much more vulnerable."
The CDC has said there are at least 102 reported cases of measles in 14 states. In an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday, CDC Director Tom Frieden said that the U.S. is "likely to see more cases."
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