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Additional Resources - Doctors RX Fall 2017
Don't Get Stuck: What to Do When Parents Refuse to Vaccinate Their Children
Resources from the Article
CDC Fact Sheet: If You Choose Not to Vaccinate Your Child, Understand the Risks and Responsibilities
The CDC recommends providing this fact sheet to parents who choose not to vaccinate.
Refusal to Vaccinate Form
The AAP recommends that providers have parents sign this form after each refused vaccine and include a signed copy in the medical record.
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
This supporting literature can be given to parents to ensure they are fully informed about the vaccines recommended for their child.
Download VISs
Additional Resources
Possible Side-Effects from Vaccines
Any vaccine can cause side-effects. For the most part they are minor (for example, a sore arm or low-grade fever) and go away within a few days. However, more serious complications do exist. This fact sheet provides a list of possible side-effects associated with each vaccine. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children
This recommended immunization schedule is designed to protect infants and children early in life, when they are most vulnerable and before they are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Immunization Schedule Displays for Your Web Site
This page provides web code and instructions so you can easily place the current recommended immunization schedules on your organization's web site. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Maryland Center for Immunization
The Center for Immunization protects the public from vaccine-preventable diseases by providing free vaccines to health providers and local health departments through the Vaccines for Children program; conducts disease surveillance activity and monitoring; and provides immunization health education and resources through the Maryland Partnership for Prevention.(Maryland Department of Health)
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
This reporting system is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. All adverse events in adults, children or infants should be reported. (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)
References from the Article
1 Facts About VISs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/about/facts-vis.html
2 Tina Tan & Ed Rothstein, Documenting Parental Refusal to Have Their Children Vaccinated AAP.org (2013), https://www.aap.org/en-us/Documents/immunization_refusaltovaccinate.pdf
3 Kathryn M. Edwards & Jesse M. Hackell, Countering Vaccine Hesitancy AAP.org (2016), http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/08/25/peds.2016-2146.full.pdf
4 Holly A Hill et al., Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2015 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (2016), https://www.cdc. gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6539a4.htm
5 Id. The combined seven-vaccine series (4:3:1:3*:3:1:4) includes ≥4 doses of DTaP/diphtheria and tetanus toxoids vaccine/diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and pertussis vaccine; ≥3 doses of poliovirus vaccine; ≥1 dose of measles-containing vaccine; ≥3 or ≥4 doses of Hib (depending upon product type of vaccine); ≥3 doses of HepB; ≥1 dose of varicella vaccine; and ≥4 doses of PCV.
6 Measles Cases and Outbreaks, CDC.gov (2017), https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html
7 Vaccine Information Statements (VISs), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/current-vis.html
8 Kathryn M. Edwards & Jesse M. Hackell, Countering Vaccine Hesitancy AAP.org (2016), http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/08/25/peds.2016-2146.full.pdf
9 Talking with Parents About Vaccines for Infants (2012), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/downloads/talk-infants-color-office.pdf
10 Id
11 Id
12 Charlene Laino, Survey: Younger Doctors More Skeptical of Vaccines WebMD (2011), http://www.webmd.com/children/vaccines/news/20111021/survey-younger-doctors-more-skeptical-of-vaccines#1
13 Vaccines Side Effects (2016), http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm#flu
14 Talking with Parents About Vaccines for Infants (2012), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/downloads/talk-infants-color-office.pdf
15 Flu Symptoms & Complications, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016), https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/complications.htm
16 Kathryn M. Edwards & Jesse M. Hackell, Countering Vaccine Hesitancy AAP.org (2016), http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/08/25/peds.2016-2146.full.pdf
17 Talking with Parents About Vaccines for Infants (2012), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/downloads/talk-infants-color-office.pdf
18 Jennifer Zipprich et al., Measles Outbreak — California, December 2014–February 2015 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (2015), https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6406a5.htm
19 Measles warning in Prince George’s County and Washington DC, Outbreak News Today (2017), http://outbreaknewstoday.com/measles-warning-prince-georges-county-washington-dc-45034/
20 Talking with Parents About Vaccines for Infants (2012), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/downloads/talk-infants-color-office.pdf
21 Kathryn M. Edwards & Jesse M. Hackell, Countering Vaccine Hesitancy AAP.org (2016), http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/08/25/peds.2016-2146.full.pdf
22 Talking with Parents About Vaccines for Infants (2012), https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/downloads/talk-infants-color-office.pdf
23 Ruben J. Rucoba, How to address vaccine hesitancy: New AAP report says dismissal a last resort AAP News (2016), http://www.aappublications.org/news/2016/08/29/VaccineHesitancy082916