40% of parents unlikely to use providers who allow vaccine refusal

• Published in: Infectious diseases in children Vol. 32; no. 10; p. 19
• Main Author: Bortz, Katherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thorofare SLACK INCORPORATED 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Children & youth; Childrens health; Families & family life; Immunization; Parents & parenting; Primary care; Vaccines
• ISSN: 1044-9779

"Parents don't necessarily know what's possible or what's practical, but the majority clearly want provider action to protect patients," Sarah J. Clark, MPH, an associate research scientist at the University of Michigan's Child Health Evaluation and Research Center and codirector of the poll, told Infectious Diseases in Children. "In addition to explaining how vaccines protect the health of the child, providers also may share information about why an unvaccinated child exposes other children and patients to dangerous health risks, too." Additionally, if unvaccinated patients are allowed to remain in the practice, providers should define their approach to protecting vulnerable patients from transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases and then disseminate their expectations and policies." - by Katherine Bortz n "Parents don't necessarily know what's possible or what's practical, but the majority clearly want provider action to protect patients. " - SARAH J. CLARK, MPH Online Extra Physicians inconsistently provide strongest HPV vaccine recommendation Although pediatricians and family physicians often recommend HPV vaccination, recent survey data suggested that these providers do not always use the strongest recommendation and do not always recommend the vaccine for younger adolescents.