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LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2015, 04:58 PM Apr 2015

That Breeze you feel is just Christie Flip-Flopping on his Vaccine Stance

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/chris-christie-vaccines-new-hampshire_n_7072178.html

Chris Christie Embraces Vaccines Months After Saying Parents Should Have 'Measure Of Choice'

WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Wednesday expressed his full support for vaccines for children, telling a woman who favors a conscientious belief objection that he "cannot be someone who supports voluntary vaccination."

"Yeah, no you can’t count on me for that," Christie said, garnering a round of applause from nearly 300 people gathered at a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire. "I would err on the side of protecting public health through vaccine unless that vaccine has proven to be harmful to the public."

The woman, who identified herself as associated with the National Vaccine Information Center, said she was concerned about the "continuing onslaught of vaccines being imposed on our children" and asked Christie whether he could support conscientious exemptions for vaccines in New Hampshire. The NVIC says it is "dedicated to the prevention of vaccine injuries and deaths through public education."

Christie said that, as a parent himself, "you're always going to have concerns about your child, but we also have to be concerned about public health." He also cited numerous diseases that have been successfully eradicated by vaccination.
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