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Majority of Americans Want School Children Vaccinated

Eight out of 10 Americans think parents should vaccinate children against preventable diseases that have spread quickly in recent months, such as measles.

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A vile of the M-M-R Virus Vaccine at the Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, Texas on August 30, 2013. The Immunization Collaboration offers low cost vaccines targeting hepatitis, the flu, chickenpox, measles, mumps and HPV amongst other illnesses.
Credit: Cooper Neill

Eight out of 10 Americans think parents should vaccinate children against preventable diseases that have spread quickly in recent months, such as measles, according to a new CNN and ORC poll. The findings come as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 150 U.S. children have contracted measles since the beginning of the year. (CNN)

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