Trump says US must be 'very careful' in removing mandates for 'vaccines that are so amazing'
Asked about Florida’s move to lift mandates on vaccinations for schoolchildren, Donald Trump said that officials have to “be careful” in removing access to vaccines he described as “amazing” and “incredible”.
“I think we have to be very careful” Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday. “Look, you have some vaccines that are so amazing. The polio vaccine, I happen to think, is amazing. A lot of people think that Covid is amazing. You know, there are many people that believe strongly in that. But you have some vaccines that are so incredible and I think that you have to be very careful when you say that some people don’t have to be vaccinated”.
Trump said that the position adopted by Florida was “a tough stance”, given the risks to the community by unvaccinated children attending school.
“Look, you have vaccines that work; they just pure and simple work, they’re not controversial at all, and I think those vaccines should be used, otherwise some people are going to catch it and they endanger other people”, the president said.
“When you don’t have controversy at all, I think people should take it”, Trump added.
