Vaccination
More than 1 in 3 U.S. pediatricians dismiss vaccine-refusing families
(HealthDay)—Parents who choose to forgo or delay their children's vaccinations may quickly find themselves without a pediatrician.
Sep 15, 2020
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Ready to see your doctor but scared to go? Here are some guidelines
What happens when a pandemic brings in-person visits with your doctor to a grinding halt? While the world grappled with managing COVID-19, millions found routine appointments—for vaccines, pap smears, mammograms, colonoscopies ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Vaccination
Australian-first model to improve maternal and childhood vaccination rates
An Australian-first antenatal vaccine communication model for midwives showed promise for increasing uptake of maternal and childhood vaccines, according to a pilot study.
Jun 8, 2020
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Pediatrics
Misinformation on vaccines readily available online
Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter significant levels of negative information, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
Mar 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disease outbreaks are increasing; study shows that legislators are taking action
Vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) outbreaks are increasing in frequency in the United States, but this trend is also met with an uptick in legislation aimed at increasing childhood vaccination in places where those epidemics ...
Nov 18, 2019
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Pediatrics
Anti-vaxxers find ways around 'personal exemption' bans
When parents can no longer get "personal-belief" exemptions from childhood vaccinations, they may get around it by asking for religious exemptions for their kids, a new study finds.
Nov 4, 2019
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Pediatrics
Should doctors accept unvaccinated children as patients?
Four in 10 parents say they are very or somewhat likely to move their child to a different provider if their doctor sees families who refuse all childhood vaccines, according to a new national poll.
Aug 19, 2019
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Vaccination
Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for many parents
Over 1,160 cases of measles have been confirmed in the U.S. in 2019. That is more measles cases in just seven months than any full year this decade, and, more problematically, more than all U.S. measles cases from 2010-2013 ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Pediatrics
Childhood vaccines: Tough questions, straight answers
Do vaccines cause autism? Is it OK to skip certain vaccines? Get the facts on these and other common questions.
Jul 8, 2019
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Top global public health scientists launch new challenge to anti-vaxxers
Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and governments must better support mandatory immunization programs, says an international ...
Jul 2, 2019
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