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Trump tells Americans measles vaccination 'so important'

US President Donald Trump has given some support to the anti-vaccination movement in the past. [AFP]

President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to get vaccinated as a measles outbreak spread across the country, reaching the highest number of cases since 2000.

"Vaccinations are so important," Trump told reporters at the White House. "They have to get their shots."

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