In the Journals: Daycare Policies
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On Nov. 17, 2014, the C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, the University of Michigan Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, and the University of Michigan Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit published the results of a study of parents of 614 children between 0 and 5 years of age (C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, National Poll on Children’s Health, volume 22, issue 4, Nov. 17, 2014). Investigators wanted to determine how parents felt about their children attending daycare centers where other children might not be immunized. The survey was administered in June 2014 to a randomly selected group of parents at least 18 years that represented the United States population. The authors of the study found the following:
As more parents are choosing to delay or withhold vaccines for their children, parental attitudes about this choice will be become increasingly more important as society determines what to do about it.
Contributed by: Paul A. Offit, MD
Categories: In the Journals
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