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. 2016 Sep;12(9):2464-8.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1178434. Epub 2016 May 9.

Vaccine hesitancy: More than a movement

David Callender  1
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Vaccine hesitancy: More than a movement

David Callender. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Vaccines are some of if not the most successful public health endeavors ever put into practice. Countless lives have been saved and the occurrences of vaccine preventable diseases are at a fraction of the rate experienced before vaccines. Vaccines and the realization of their compulsory scheduling are highly studied, safe, and purposeful. Despite these realities, there are an alarming number of parents who do not permit the vaccination of their children as scheduled. This is known in the health community as vaccine hesitancy and commonly portrayed in popular media as anti-vaccination sediment. This analysis opens with the topic as it was addressed during a September 2015 debate for the Republic Party's 2016 presidential nomination. Some key historical aspects of vaccine hesitancy are presented. This history leads to a description of the 2014-2015 measles outbreak in California. The factors that aide in the recruitment of under vaccination are then explored. Finally, select strategies to control, combat, and potentially attenuate vaccine hesitancy are presented.

Keywords: confidence; immunization; social-cultural factors; vaccination; vaccine-Hesitancy.

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