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. 2018 Dec 14:7:100342.
doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.100342. eCollection 2019 Apr.

The politics of picking: Selective vaccinators and population-level policy

Katie Attwell  1   2   3
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The politics of picking: Selective vaccinators and population-level policy

Katie Attwell. SSM Popul Health. .

Abstract

•Public health systems face tensions between individuals and the collective•Parents who selectively vaccinate demonstrate this tension•Parents in this study want vaccination programs to run differently•Implementing their wishes could put the system at risk.

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