As calls for measles vaccination rise, it’s crickets from the White House

Barack Obama was photographed getting immunized against H1N1, the flu virus that triggered the 2009 pandemic. Gerald Ford famously got vaccinated in the 1976 “swine flu” pandemic scare. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton created and expanded programs to immunize children against childhood diseases. White House photographers recorded Ronald Reagan getting multiple flu shots. But as health departments in multiple states battle some of the largest measles outbreaks in decades, there has been radio silence from the current commander in chief. It’s unclear how much Trump has been pressed on the issue by others in his administration.