Mandated risk-benefit counseling decreases rate of vaccine exemptions
1. In Washington State, legislation requiring physicians to counsel patients seeking vaccine exemption led to significant decrease in patients actually ...
Tag: vaccine refusal
Negative information about vaccines received during pregnancy delays infant vaccinations
1. Pregnant women who received discouraging information about vaccinations, regardless of whether or not they received encouraging information, were more ...
AAP supports medical, rejects nonmedical, immunization exemptions
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) acknowledges the many benefits of childhood immunization, both direct and indirect. These include ...
Significant percentage of pediatricians dismiss families who refuse vaccines
1. A total of 83% of physicians reported encountering parents who refuse vaccines for their child, 14% stated that they ...