Millennials are far more likely than their older counterparts to hold the disproven belief that vaccines can cause autism, according to a new poll.
Twenty-one percent of those polled under 30 say that vaccinations can cause autism, a new YouGov poll reports, compared to only three percent of those over 65.
Young people are also the only adult age cohort that says they’d prefer parents to make the decision on vaccinating children.
43 percent say parents should be able to decide whether to vaccinate their kids for childhood diseases, compared to 42 percent in favor of requiring the vaccines.
Only 26 percent of 45-64 year olds and 21 percent of those over 65 think that vaccinations should be at the discretion of parents.
Overall, a majority of Americans (57 percent) support requiring all children to get vaccinated against childhood diseases like measles, while only 32 percent think that it should be up to the parents to make the decision for their children.
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