Matt Bevin's strong confession in case his children had chickenpox

The governor of Kentucky in the United States, Matt Bevin, during a radio interview, revealed that he had deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox so that they become immune to the disease.

Bevin acknowledged that initially, his nine children, five biologicals and four adoptees, had lived very badly the first days after the acquisition of the virus., they are cured, they are immune and are no longer infected.

"My nine children had chickenpox, they had it on purpose because we knew that a neighbor had the virusso I made sure that each of my children had contracted the disease and they got it wrong, which he gave them when they were minors, "said Matt during an interview for the program Bowling Green from the WKCT station.

A medical expert said on Wednesday that public health authorities strongly condemned the practice of deliberately exposing children to chicken pox..

"It is unfortunate and this is an example for anyone. We should vaccinate all our children. This is a great triumph of public health in the United States. In a phone interview, Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Said.

The Bevin office did not immediately respond to an email request for an additional comment on Wednesday. Bevin is looking for a second term as governor in this year's legislative elections in Kentucky.

The Republican governor said Tuesday that parents worried about chickenpox should vaccinate their children, but theyHe suggested that the government should not impose vaccination.

"Why do we force children to contract the disease? If you are concerned that your child has chicken pox or any other illness, have them vaccinated. And in many cases, these vaccines make a lot of sense. But for some people, and for some parents, for whatever reason, they choose the opposite, "Bevin said during the interview.

Kentucky requires that children entering kindergarten be vaccinated against chicken pox, but parents can request religious exemptions or provide proof that a child has already had the disease.

Bevin's comments followed the news this week about the outbreak of chicken pox in a Kentucky Catholic school.