'We can say — and I can say as the director of the CDC — that vaccination does not cause autism. It's really important,' Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, says.
A student enters Franz Hall at University of California, Los Angeles, on April 25, 2019, in Los Angeles. Hundreds of students and staff at two Los Angeles universities, including UCLA, have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune.
It's not uncommon for universities to ask measles patients to stay in their rooms, Redfield says. But the highly contagious disease is hard to combat. "There are other vaccine-preventable diseases that we could see re-emerging if people don't take advantage of the vaccines that are available.""The challenge is that it's highly infectious three, four days prior to getting any symptoms and the rash," he says.Friday, speaking at the White House in response to questions about the outbreak and the impact unvaccinated people are having on its spread. But in 2014, he tweeted a conspiracy theory about vaccination.
Redfield says he's happy Trump has reversed course and voiced support for people getting their measles shot and other vaccinations. "I think it's very important. We can say — and I can say as the director of the CDC — that vaccination does not cause autism. It's really important," Redfield says."I think the key message is that right now about 94% of parents vaccinate their children. We want to get that last 6% to vaccinate their children.
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