Parents still support vaccine mandates for measles, polio: Survey

09/04/25

 

"A new survey shows parents still overwhelmingly support vaccine mandates for measles and polio, as Florida moves to remove immunization requirements for school-aged children and other states consider changes to their laws.

 

A Washington Post-KFF poll found that 81 percent of parents support requirements for measles and polio vaccines, while 18 percent do not. One percent of participants skipped the question.

 

Vaccine enthusiasm remained high among parents from all parties: 75 percent of Republicans agreed that school-aged children should receive immunizations for measles and polio, and 80 percent of independent voters also supported the status quo, in addition to 91 percent of Democrats. 

 

In Flordia, the Post-KFF survey found 82 percent of parents said they believe public schools should require vaccines for measles and polio, with some health and religious exceptions, while 17 percent said schools shouldn’t require those vaccines.

 

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The Hill

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5486542-parents-still-support-vaccine-mandates-for-measles-polio-survey/

 

Key Findings

"Large majorities of parents have positive views of long-standing childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and polio, saying these vaccines are important for children in their community to get (90% and 88%, respectively) and that they are confident they are safe for children (84% and 85%).

 

About eight in ten parents support current state laws, saying students should be required to be vaccinated against measles and polio to attend public schools with some exceptions (81%). These views are consistent across partisan lines, with large majorities of parents who identify as Democrats, independents, and Republicans viewing MMR and polio vaccines as safe and important for children to get and supporting policies that require these vaccines in public schools.

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About nine in ten parents say it is important for children in their community to receive vaccines for MMR (90%) and polio (88%), including about seven in ten who say each is “very important” (70% and 68% respectively). A smaller share, but still a majority (56%) of parents say it is important for children in their community to be vaccinated against the flu, while fewer than half (43%) say the same about COVID-19, including one in five who say it is “very important.”

 

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-the-washington-post-survey-of-parents/#c1001c76-8dd1-4230-8b89-58d04f9f1cba

 

For me, the poll results reflect a couple of important things.

 

Firstly the propaganda supporting vaxxes.

 

The impotence of the MSM in presenting balanced arguments.

 

The hysterical shutting down of any white-coat who dares to suggest there is another side to the virus/disease/vaxx coin.

 

The biggest problem that we face as humans, is that we can be so easily manipulated. Why is that? Fear? And the thought of fear! Or because we are enmired in apathy and ignorance. This allows specialists/experts/profs/scientists/white-coats to punch far, far above their weight.

 

Is Kennedy the man?

 

Overview

"The Survey of Parents is the 37th in a collaborative reporting series between KFF and The Washington Post, dating back to 1995, that combines survey research with in-depth journalism. Based on interviews with more than 2,700 parents, including more than 1,000 parents with children under age 6 who have had to make decisions about vaccines in the post-COVID era, this survey explores parents’ experiences with and views about vaccines for their children."

 

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-the-washington-post-survey-of-parents/#d15aa02e-e59a-4297-bd0a-9b468a9051eb

 

 

 

 

"Overall, we rate Kaiser Family Foundation Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that moderately align with a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to pro-science reporting, credible sourcing, and a clean fact-check record."

 

"The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), or Kaiser Family Foundation, is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It focuses on major national health care issues and the U.S.’s role in global health policy. The Foundation states that it is a non-partisan source of facts and analysis, polling, and journalism for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public, and kff.org is known for having the “most up-to-date and accurate information on health policy.

 

Kaiser is a reliable source for factual healthcare information but leans left in story selection and editorial direction."

 

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/kaiser-family-foundation/

 

 

METHODOLOGY INFO:

"The KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents includes interviews with a nationally representative sample of 2,716 parents or legal guardians of children under age 18 in the U.S. The survey was conducted between July 18-August 4, 2025, online, in English and Spanish, using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel. The margin of sampling error including the design effect for total sample of parents is plus or minus 2 percentage points. For results based on other subgroups, the margin of sampling error may be higher."

 

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/new-kff-washington-post-survey-explores-parents-trust-in-and-confusion-about-childhood-vaccines-as-the-trump-administration-revamps-federal-policies/

5 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

"Overall, we rate Kaiser Family Foundation Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that moderately align with a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to pro-science reporting, credible sourcing, and a clean fact-check record."

 

"The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), or Kaiser Family Foundation, is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It focuses on major national health care issues and the U.S.’s role in global health policy. The Foundation states that it is a non-partisan source of facts and analysis, polling, and journalism for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public, and kff.org is known for having the “most up-to-date and accurate information on health policy.

 

Kaiser is a reliable source for factual healthcare information but leans left in story selection and editorial direction."

 

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/kaiser-family-foundation/

 

 

Mediabiasfactcheck.com bases its ratings on Dave Van Zandt’s framework: 40% of the "fact checks" they do are based on Politifact and Snopes, which are both demonstrably far to the left (the former's parent company Poyntner Institute receives money from Soros' Open Society Foundations, the latter is run by open leftifts).

 

 

 

Candace Owens?   Paul Joseph Watson?  

 

Candace Amber Owens Farmer (née Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American political commentator and author. Her political positions have mostly been described as far-right or conservative. She has promoted numerous conspiracy theories.

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Owens has expressed skepticism about the extent of white supremacy's impact on society and has voiced opposition to both COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccines.

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Owens has promoted misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.^[200] In a December 2021 interview, she asked Donald Trump about vaccine mandates, and he explained that he shared her views on mandates but said that "the vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind". He added: "The ones that get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that don't take the vaccine. But it's still their choice. And if you take the vaccine, you're protected. Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine."^{[201][202][203]} In December 2022, Owens promoted the anti-vaccine film Died Suddenly."

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Owens

 

 

Paul Joseph Watson (born 24 May 1982)^[1] is a British YouTuber, radio host and conspiracy theorist.^[6] In 2002 he began working at the American radio host Alex Jones's website InfoWars,^[7] where Watson promoted and advocated for 9/11, chemtrail and New World Order conspiracy theories.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson

 

These are the heroes of anti-vaxers.

 

 

 

 

 

Per the separate source credibility evalutating site NewsGuard:

 

Meanwhile, the anti-vaxers here are posting content from these types:

 

 

 

 

 

Notice the recurring theme with all of the above-cited anti-vaxer sources that get posted here:

 

''regularly published false or egregiously misleading claims about health and vaccines."

 

"generally fails to maintain basic standards of accuracy and accountability."

 

These are the anti-vaxers bibles.

 

21 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Candace Owens?   Paul Joseph Watson?  

 

Candace Amber Owens Farmer (née Owens; born April 29, 1989) is an American political commentator and author. Her political positions have mostly been described as far-right or conservative. She has promoted numerous conspiracy theories.

...

Owens has expressed skepticism about the extent of white supremacy's impact on society and has voiced opposition to both COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccines.

...

Owens has promoted misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.^[200] In a December 2021 interview, she asked Donald Trump about vaccine mandates, and he explained that he shared her views on mandates but said that "the vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind". He added: "The ones that get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that don't take the vaccine. But it's still their choice. And if you take the vaccine, you're protected. Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine."^{[201][202][203]} In December 2022, Owens promoted the anti-vaccine film Died Suddenly."

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Owens

 

 

Paul Joseph Watson (born 24 May 1982)^[1] is a British YouTuber, radio host and conspiracy theorist.^[6] In 2002 he began working at the American radio host Alex Jones's website InfoWars,^[7] where Watson promoted and advocated for 9/11, chemtrail and New World Order conspiracy theories.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Watson

 

These are the heroes of anti-vaxers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are smart and educated, therefore you understand that any valid refutation needs to be based on the substance. Try again.

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Here's the substance:

 

 

"Overall, we rate Kaiser Family Foundation Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that moderately align with a liberal perspective. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to pro-science reporting, credible sourcing, and a clean fact-check record."

 

 

 

 

 

No, this is the substance:

 

https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2017/largest-funders-of-the-poynter-institute/

 

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Poynter and the Open Society Foundations have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the research of the KFF that's cited in this thread.

 

But then, you already know that.  Just more deflection and off-topic nonsense.

 

 

 

I'm talking about mediabiasfactcheck.com (a.k.a. MBFC), John.

 

Anyway, it is my understanding that you trust AI. For your convenience, I have asked Grok to break it down for you.

 

2 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

You wanna argue about MBFC, fine. I'll stack them up against your nutjob conspiracy theorists Candace Owens and Paul Joseph Watson any day.

 

But none of that has anything to do with the high-credibility KFF group that did the research that's the subject of this thread.

 

 

 

 

I will call out your disinformation at every opportunity I get.

8 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Well, I haven't yet seen any disinformation at all from TallGuyJohnInBKK... I just see nutjob comments from you and the other anti-vaxxers.

 

By all means see what you want to see, SImon.

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