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‘They have to get the shots’: Trump, once a vaccine skeptic, changes his tune amid measles outbreaks

"They have to get the shots. The vaccinations are so important." As measles outbreaks rage in a number of states across the country, President Trump urged families to vaccinate their…
President Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House Friday.

As measles outbreaks rage in a number of states across the country, President Trump urged families to vaccinate their children on Friday.

“They have to get the shots. The vaccinations are so important,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House. “This is really going around now. They have to get their shots.”

The endorsement of vaccination from a previously vaccine-questioning president comes as a bit of a surprise.

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