Bevin said this week that he didn't believe the government should require chickenpox vaccines. Matt Bevin (R) turned heads this week after saying on a radio show that he had intentionally tried to get his children infected with chickenpox and that he did not support the state’s mandatory chickenpox vaccine. Bevin, appearing on a radio station in the state, Talk 104.1, said that every one of his nine children had come down with chickenpox — on purpose. [This GOP governor found someone to blame for the newspaper holding him accountable: George Soros]Public health experts said that the governor seemed misinformed. [Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surge]Bevin’s comments come on the heels of a public health debate unfolding about chickenpox in the state.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 03:00 UTC