U.S. Surgeon General: Measles Vaccine Is Perfectly Safe

“While I don't necessarily believe that we are at a stage where we need a federal mandate when it comes to vaccinations, I am not in favor of an expanded exemption process and I'm concerned as it is that the current exemption process in some states is too permissive …

I think there are many people out there who have not gotten the message. They may have read on the Internet or heard from friends, who come with the best of intentions, but who may have misinformation about this subject.

And I just want to be very clear, this link that was purportedly made between autism and the measles vaccine, that was debunked, that is not correct. There is no evidence that the measles vaccine causes autism."