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« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2015, 12:39 PM »Isn't this getting off-topic?
I will say:
1) I read an article lately that claimed that 92% of non-vaccination was due to poverty. It referenced this report:
Safety and adherence: Issues that hinder childhood vaccinations by Jamie Michelle Womack, PA-C
http://www.web.archi...accines0110_2845.pdf (PDF)
2) Re previous post: That's all well and good 40, but I *know* that vaccine implementation over the years has been very high-handed - the system (for want of a better term) has done itself no favours there. As me & Ren said already:
3) I suggest starting a thread (in the basement would be a good bet) to discuss, but FWIW I really dont think it's worth persuing...
I will say:
1) I read an article lately that claimed that 92% of non-vaccination was due to poverty. It referenced this report:
Safety and adherence: Issues that hinder childhood vaccinations by Jamie Michelle Womack, PA-C
http://www.web.archi...accines0110_2845.pdf (PDF)
relevant quote:
Barriers to adherence
Although increasing in numbers, families who seek exemptions from vaccination are by far in
the minority. Among families who are not opposed to vaccination, adherence rates are influenced by factors related to both characteristics of the parent and child and the health
care system structure. Race, education, socioeconomic status, access to health care, family demographics, and attitudes towards health care all affect vaccination adherence rates.32,33 Among parents with concern about the safety of vaccines, 72% nonetheless vaccinated their child primarily because of the risk of their child getting the disease and 17% cited state laws for enrollment into school or daycare.34 In a large-scale study of parental health beliefs about the vaccination process, 74% of parents found nothing difficult about the process. Concern about
side effects was the most commonly reported barrier (22.6%) followed by concern over the number of immunizations required at a single visit, but these concerns did not impact immunization rates. One study concluded that only 8% of underimmunization is related to parental perception of the immunization process.
Although increasing in numbers, families who seek exemptions from vaccination are by far in
the minority. Among families who are not opposed to vaccination, adherence rates are influenced by factors related to both characteristics of the parent and child and the health
care system structure. Race, education, socioeconomic status, access to health care, family demographics, and attitudes towards health care all affect vaccination adherence rates.32,33 Among parents with concern about the safety of vaccines, 72% nonetheless vaccinated their child primarily because of the risk of their child getting the disease and 17% cited state laws for enrollment into school or daycare.34 In a large-scale study of parental health beliefs about the vaccination process, 74% of parents found nothing difficult about the process. Concern about
side effects was the most commonly reported barrier (22.6%) followed by concern over the number of immunizations required at a single visit, but these concerns did not impact immunization rates. One study concluded that only 8% of underimmunization is related to parental perception of the immunization process.
2) Re previous post: That's all well and good 40, but I *know* that vaccine implementation over the years has been very high-handed - the system (for want of a better term) has done itself no favours there. As me & Ren said already:
Tomos hits exactly what we should be concerned about:(FWIW I'm broadly pro-vaccine myself, but dubious about the methods used to force it on the populace, and dubious about relations between the FDA and the corporations developing the vaccines.)-tomos (February 05, 2015, 02:13 PM)
But, those issues are about 1) forced medication, and 2) corruption, which while a degree in philosophy or law is certainly an advantage in discussing them, there's enough wiggle room for input from others.
However, that's off topic.-Renegade (February 05, 2015, 06:49 PM)
3) I suggest starting a thread (in the basement would be a good bet) to discuss, but FWIW I really dont think it's worth persuing...
