- 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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