Tuesday, December 29, 2015

According to a recent study:


  • 83% of physicians reported that at least 1% of parents refused one or more infant vaccines in a typical month
  • 20% reported that at least 5% of parents refused one or more vaccines
  • 51% of physicians (64% of pediatricians and 29% of family physicians) reported always/often requiring parents to sign a form if they refused vaccine(s)
  • 21% of pediatricians and 4% of family physicians reported always/often dismissing families if they refused at least one vaccine

Source: "Characteristics of Physicians Who Dismiss Families for Refusing Vaccines," Pediatrics, October 2015, http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/10/28/peds.2015-2086

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