Journal article
Communicating about vaccines in a fact-resistant world
The continued success of vaccines, one of the most effective public health interventions, depends on high rates of acceptance. Vaccine refusal in the United States has increased since the late 1990s.1 This trend has coincided with an increase in vaccine safety concerns. Such concerns result from easy recall of adverse events, misinformation, and human tendency to poorly judge probabilities. When a significant proportion of the US population is impervious to scientific facts, such as belief in human-induced climate change, it is difficult to communicate vaccine-related information to patients.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2017
Journal
JAMA
Volume
Online first
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Tags
- Demand