Parents in the US and other societies are increasingly refusing to vaccinate their children,
even though popular anti-vaccine myths–eg 'vaccines cause autism'–have been debunked …

Background Parental refusal of routine childhood vaccination remains an ethically contested
area. This systematic review sought to explore and characterise the normative arguments …

Recent increases in the rates of parental refusal of routine childhood vaccination have
eroded many countries'" herd immunity" to communicable diseases. Some parents who …

The current climate surrounding childhood vaccination in the United States is one of
confusion and vitriol. Despite the well-documented achievements of vaccines and extensive …

In attempting to provide protection to individuals and communities, childhood immunization
has benefits that far outweigh disease risks. However, some parents decide not to immunize …

Background Vaccine hesitancy is a growing threat to public health. The reasons are
complex but linked inextricably to a lack of trust in vaccines, expertise and traditional …

Recent data and increased vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks suggest that a growing
number of US parents choose not to vaccinate their children. Popular media have …

In bioethics vaccine refusal is often discussed as an instance of free riding on the herd
immunity of an infectious disease. However, the social science of vaccine refusal suggests …

E398 CMAJ| APRIL 8, 2019| VOLUME 191| ISSUE 14 attention. Those misgivings are far
from the wild conspiracy theories that researchers have tried to link to “antivax” views …

Proponents of vaccine mandates typically claim that everyone who can be vaccinated has a
moral or ethical obligation to do so for the sake of those who cannot be vaccinated, or in the …