Harris Poll [U.S.]: Over Three-Fourths of Americans Believe Childhood Vaccinations Should be Mandatory
Younger Americans more likely than their elder counterparts to question vaccine safety
Excerpt from media release
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — With incidents on the rise for many diseases once considered dangers of the past, the subject of vaccinations has been a frequent topic of conversation in recent days. In fact, strong majorities of U.S. adults favor childhood vaccinations being mandatory for all children (77%), while seven in ten don’t think unvaccinated children should be allowed to attend either public or private schools (69%). What’s more, nine in ten feel it’s important that children be vaccinated (89%) and believe vaccinations should be provided for free to children whose families cannot afford them (90%).
These are some of the results of The Harris Poll® of 2,306 adults surveyed online between July 16 and 21, 2014…