The number Chris Christie and all anti-vaxxers should hear
In the midst of a measles outbreak that has spread across 14 states, some people are wondering if the government should enforce stricter vaccination mandates. After all, these diseases are potentially life-threatening, and pretty much all the anti-vaccination "studies" have been debunked as pseudoscience mumbo jumbo. On Sunday, President Obama "called the scientific rationale for using the vaccines 'pretty indisputable.""
But Chris Christie, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, believes parents should have the right to choose. In a press conference Monday in England, the New Jersey governor told reporters that he understands if parents need to have a "choice in things." He added, "So that's the balance that the government has to decide." Not surprisingly, plenty of folks are already pointing out that that's terrible advice.