N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Criticized for Vaccine Comments

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is receiving some criticism for recent comments he made regarding vaccinations during a current measles outbreak among children in the U.S.

While visiting a hospital in the U.K. that manufactures flu vaccinations, Christie, a possible 2016 presidential contender, was asked by a reporter if he thought parents should vaccinate their children.

Christie replied by saying that while he and his wife choose to vaccinate their children, "I also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice in things as well so that's the balance that the government has to decide. But I can just tell people from our perspective, Mary Pat and I have had our children vaccinated and we think it's an important part of making sure we protect their health and the public health."

The Governor of New Jersey then received criticism from the Obama administration, with Dan Pfeiffer, an advisor for the Commander-in-Chief, calling on Christie to clarify his comments.

Christie's spokesman Kevin Roberts then confirmed that the New Jersey governor "believes vaccines are an important public health protection and with a disease like measles there is no question kids should be vaccinated."

Roberts added that Christie was referring to states offering "different degrees of vaccination."

Over the weekend, President Obama told NBC News that he believes all parents in the U.S. should vaccinated their children. Since December, there have been over 100 cases of measles in 14 states, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently warned that the outbreak could become a mjor epidemic if not kept in check.

"I understand that there are families that, in some cases, are concerned about the effect of vaccinations," Obama told NBC. "The science is, you know, pretty indisputable."