Majority of Americans Favor Vaccinations Poll Says
Nearly 80 of Americans support vaccinations, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos survey comes amid a measles outbreak in the U.S. that recently reached 154 cases and the death of a toddler in Berlin, who was not vaccinated for the highly contagious virus. Only 13 of survey respondents opposed vaccinations while 78 said that all healthy, medically eligible children should be vaccinated. Forty-four percent of respondents said parents should be mandated to vaccinate their child, while 38 favored some parental choice. The survey also showed a generational difference in vaccination support with younger Americans more in favor of it. , The issue flared in the Republican presidential campaign recently when candidates split on whether vaccines should mandatory. , Reuters