Pertussis is a severe respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis, and in 2008,
pertussis was associated with an estimated 16 million cases and 195,000 deaths globally …

Importance Parents hesitant to vaccinate their children may delay routine immunizations or
seek exemptions from state vaccine mandates. Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable …

Vaccination is one of the great achievements of the 20th century, yet persistent public-health
problems include inadequate, delayed, and unstable vaccination uptake. Psychology offers …

Vaccine hesitancy reflects concerns about the decision to vaccinate oneself or one's
children. There is a broad range of factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy, including the …

The measles outbreak at Disneyland in December 2014 spread to a half-dozen US states
and sickened 147 people. It is just one recent incident that the medical community blames …

Vaccines are among the most effective prevention tools available to clinicians. However, the
success of an immunization program depends on high rates of acceptance and coverage …

Neoliberal cultural frames of individual choice inform mothers' accounts of why they refuse
state-mandated vaccines for their children. Using interviews with 25 mothers who reject …

Background The success of vaccination efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic will require
broad public uptake of immunization and highlights the importance of understanding factors …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the construct validity and reliability of the Parent Attitudes about
Childhood Vaccines survey. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of parents of 19 …

Importance Routine childhood vaccination is declining in some regions of the United States
due to vaccine hesitancy, which risks the resurgence of many infectious diseases with public …