Vaccine hesitancy, vaccine refusal and the anti-vaccine movement: influence, impact and implications.
Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of parents. Anti-vaccination movements have been implicated in lowered vaccine acceptance rates and in the increase in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks and epidemics. In this review, we will look at determinants of parental decision-making about vaccination and provide an overview of the history of anti-vaccination movements and its clinical impact.
Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, QC, Canada.
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Dubé
Maryline
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Vivion
Noni E
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MacDonald
D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014612:Vaccines
anti-vaccination; parents; vaccination decisions; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine refusal