Strengthening Vaccine Confidence and Acceptance in the Pediatric Provider Office.
Pediatr Ann
; 49(12): e523-e531, 2020 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-963766
ABSTRACT
Although vaccine acceptance and uptake are overall high among children in the United States, vaccine delays or refusals are a growing concern. Vaccine hesitancy is a challenge for the pediatric provider, given the diverse factors associated with hesitancy and the limited evidence on effective strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy in the provider office. In this article, we review available evidence and approaches for vaccine communication, including the importance of using a whole-team approach, building trust, starting the conversation early, using a presumptive approach for vaccine recommendations, motivational interviewing with parents who have concerns for vaccines, and additional techniques for responding to parent questions. We also review organizational strategies to help create a culture of immunization in the practice, including evidence-based approaches for increasing vaccine uptake and efficiency. Although these communication approaches and organizational strategies are intended to reassure parents who are vaccine hesitant that all routine, universally recommended vaccines are safe and effective, they likely will take on increased significance as the development, implementation, and evaluation of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines continue to unfold. [Pediatr Ann. 2020;49(12)e523-e531.].
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parents
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Pediatrics
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Vaccination
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Immunization Programs
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Ann
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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