title: The rise (and fall?) of parental vaccine hesitancy.
abstract: Parental vaccine hesitancy is a growing problem affecting the health of children and the larger population. This article describes the evolution of the vaccine hesitancy movement and the individual, vaccine-specific and societal factors contributing to this phenomenon. In addition, potential strategies to mitigate the rising tide of parent vaccine reluctance and refusal are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA USA.
authors.forename: Charitha
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: Amanda F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Dempsey
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines
keywords: parents; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine refusal