Obama asks parents to vaccinate children

In the face of a growing outbreak of measles, President Barack Obama urges parents to listen to modern science and vaccinate children.

“There are every reason to get vaccinated, but no reason not to. I just want people to know the truth. The greatest success of our civilization lies in our ability to prevent diseases that killed people in the past. And measles is preventable,” Obama told NBC News.

The epidemic of skepticism about vaccination has largely contributed to the growing public health crisis. Due to the widespread use of highly effective vaccination in 2000, measles in the United States has been effectively eliminated.

However, according to public health officials, a small but growing number of people refuse vaccinations, which led to a record number of cases in the 2014 year. The current outbreak, which struck unvaccinated visitors to the Disneyland theme park in California, covers 14 states, writes AmericaRu.com