Majority of Americans: ‘Very Concerned’ About Measles

Majority of Americans: 'Very Concerned' About Measles

Majority of Americans: ‘Very Concerned’ About Measles

A new Quinnipiac University national poll of U.S. voters shows nearly 7 in 10 (69%) are “very concerned” about the growing outbreak of measles in America. Fourteen percent are not concerned “at all.”

More than half of voters (57 percent) think that children who have not received standard vaccinations should not be allowed to attend schools and childcare facilities, while 35 percent think that children who have not received standard vaccinations should be allowed to attend schools and childcare facilities.

The measles outbreak in America has hit a growing number of states. Some of the first cases were discovered in generally under-vaccinated Mennonite communities in a rural part of Texas.

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