WASHINGTON — Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) told a town hall audience in Georgia last week that he thinks parents should decide whether to have their children vaccinated against diseases like measles and mumps. He said he and his wife didn’t get vaccinations for most of their children.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ignited a media firestorm recently when they suggested parents should have leeway on vaccinations. (Paul even implied a link between shots and “profound mental disorders.”) Both walked back their comments, which were not endorsed by other Republicans.
