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Author Reich, Jennifer A., author

Title Calling the shots : why parents reject vaccines / Jennifer A. Reich
Published New York : New York University Press, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (315 pages)
Series Online access with DDA: Askews (Medicine)
Contents The public history of vaccines -- Parents as experts -- Vaccines as unnatural intervention -- The limits of trust in big pharma -- Who calls the shots? -- The slow vax movement -- Finding natural solutions -- Vaccine liberty -- Conclusion: what do we owe each other?
Summary "The measles outbreak at Disneyland in December 2014 spread to a half-dozen U.S. states and sickened 147 people. It is just one recent incident that the medical community blames on the nation's falling vaccination rates. Still, many parents continue to claim that the risks that vaccines pose to their children are far greater than their benefits. Given the research and the unanimity of opinion within the medical community, many ask how such parents--who are most likely to be white, college educated, and with a family income over $75,000--could hold such beliefs. For over a decade, Jennifer Reich has been studying the phenomenon of vaccine refusal from the perspectives of parents who distrust vaccines and the corporations that make them, as well as the health care providers and policy makers who see them as essential to ensuring community health. Reich reveals how parents who opt out of vaccinations see their decision: what they fear, what they hope to control, and what they believe is in their child's best interest. Based on interviews with parents who fully reject vaccines as well as those who believe in 'slow vax, ' or altering the number of and time between vaccinations, the author provides a fascinating account of these parents' points of view. Placing these stories in dialogue with those of pediatricians who see the devastation that can be caused by vaccine-preventable diseases and the policy makers who aim to create healthy communities, Calling the Shots offers a unique opportunity to understand the points of disagreement on what is best for children, communities, and public health, and the ways in which we can bridge these differences"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Vaccination of children.
Vaccination of children -- Complications -- Risk factors
Vaccines -- Health aspects
Children.
Vaccination -- Complications.
Risk assessment.
Patient refusal of treatment.
Child
Vaccination -- adverse effects
Parental Consent
Risk Assessment
Treatment Refusal
children (people by age group)
risk assessment.
MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
Vaccination -- Complications
Risk assessment
Patient refusal of treatment
Children
Vaccination of children
Vaccination of children -- Complications -- Risk factors
Vaccines -- Health aspects
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781479884506
1479884502