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The most common reasons for non-vaccination were "lack of confidence in vaccine content" (65.1%), "observation of side effects in others after vaccination" (19.8%), and "exposure to negative statements about vaccines on social media". As the educational level of ...
“According to mainstream science, vaccines boost the immune systems of healthy individuals, however, vaccines harm the immune systems of immune-compromised individuals. In other words, vaccines are for good for the healthy, but bad for the unhealthy. If you have a compromised immune system or ar...
Conversation with a parent at the school gate, at the office or online may influence how vaccinating peers understand and treat people who refuse vaccines, and form part of the social ecology within which vaccine refusal operates. This ecology may be an important influence on the characteristics ...
Smallpox has been eradicated, polio is on the verge of eradication, and many once common childhood diseases have been effectively controlled through vaccines [1]. All 50 states have legislation requiring immunizations for school entry, which has contributed to these successes in controlling childhood...
In the study, the health literacy score of those who thought that vaccines had a protective effect on human health was found to be higher. Conclusion: In the research, it was determined that the average health literacy scores of the students were higher than the general a...
Aim: This study investigated the vaccination status of those children who received inpatient treatment due to measles and explored the beliefs and practices of their parents related to the refusal of childhood vaccines. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive ...
Amanda reflected upon the people in her social field who were rejecting vaccines and how this provided an accepting environment for discussion about the various reasons behind their decisions. "I think most of the people are pretty intelligent, pretty educated, internally motivated people. . . . ...
(1.8%) were the least common. When offered, vaccine acceptance increased for human papillomavirus, hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella-containing and varicella-containing vaccines and decreased for hepatitis A and meningococcal vaccines. Repeated offering of vaccines was central to increasing acceptance, ...