Shots! Shots! Shots! Shots! (S1 Ep. 6)

Vaccine hesitancy has become a controversial and highly politicized topic in healthcare today.  Join us as we discuss the history on how we got here, the current literature and obstacles facing the perpetuation of the issue, and how to talk with vaccine hesitant parents. References: AAP Committee on Community Health Services. (2006). Periodic survey #6: Pediatricians’ attitudes and practices surrounding the delivery of immunizations. Retrieved online from https://www.aap.org/en-us/professional-resources/Research/Pages/PS66_Executive_Summary_PediatriciansAttitudesandPracticesSurroundingtheDeliveryofImmunizationsPart2.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR:+No+local+token. AAP Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Committee on Infectious Diseases, Committee on State Government Affairs, Council on School Health and Section on Administration and Practice Management. (2016). Medical versus nonmedical immunization exemptions for child care and school attendance. Pediatrics, e20162145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2145 Edwards, K.M., Hackell, J.M., The Committee on Infectious Diseases, & The Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine. (2016). Countering vaccine hesitancy. Pediatrics, 138 (3), e20162146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-214. McCauley, M.M., Kennedy, A., Basket, M., & Sheedy, K. (2012). Exploring the choice to refuse or delay vaccines: A national survey of parents of 6- through 23-month-olds. Academic Pediatrics, 12(5),375–383. Meissner, H.C. (2020). Ask the Expert: Why is vaccine development against COVID-19 disease so difficult? AAP News. Retrieved from https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/06/17/covid19vaccines061720 Opel, D.J., Heritage, J., Taylor, J.A., Mangione-Smith, R., Salas, H.S., DeVere, V.,… & Robinson, J.D. (2013) The architecture of provider-parent vaccine discussions at health supervision visits. Pediatrics, 132(6), p. 1037-1046. Doi: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-2037 Reiland, R. (2018). Searching for a vaccine against mistrust. Johns Hopkins Magazine, online. Retrieved from https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/winter/vaccines-mistrust-and-misinformation/. CDC. (2020). Africa kicks out wild polio. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/polio/why-it-matters/africa-kicks-out-wild-polio.htm#:~:text=On%20August%2025%2C%202020%2C%20the,certified%20as%20wild%20poliovirus%2Dfree.