I’ll borrow Dr. Brenda Corcoran‘s words to try and bring this down to the simplest understanding
“An expression of concern or doubt about the value or safety of vaccination”
I will ask you this
Have you ever heard of vaccine hesitancy?
Personally, I only got to know about it, some weeks
On one Monday, I think
And it was my friend that shared with me on Whatsapp about it….
Something to do with the anti-vaxxer movement
Same thing for that movement, too
Had never heard of it before
Have you been vaccinated before?
With your own consent or not?
Young or old?
Do you have any beliefs about vaccination?
Have you ever had some before now?
How did it feel like?
I hope we are on the same page here….there is vaccination rejection and vaccination hesitancy
With rejection of vaccination comes
Complete total rejection of vaccines
High safety concerns about vaccination
Lack of trust in the health care provider
And mostly of course, you are not immunized
With hesitancy of vaccination, on the other hand, comes
With being selective about which vaccines you take
Desire in trustworthy health care providers only
A delay in getting immunized with a lot of questions here and there, of course
And mostly of course, one is under-immunized
The women walked in or arranged lifts on the back of motorbikes many holding umbrellas to protect their babies from the intense heat of the sun.
When I looked closely at this
And tried to put some memory to it
I saw a number of factors that could lead to somebody turning out to be vaccine-hesitant
Like….past experiences
Income
Knowledge about vaccines
Level of education
Race or where we are from
Others, you may say… our perception of the safety of the vaccines
Our perception of the efficiency of the vaccines
Our perception and understanding of how easily disease can catch up with us, even after being immunized
Perhaps, these can count too… the media
Policies at all levels
Social norms and values
The relationship between a patient and the provider
Requirements for one to be immunized at school, may be
How about lack in confidence?
Or plainly not seeing the need or urgency in getting immunized
Or plain lack of access….say in the “developing world”
Call it what you may but this is real
It is happening today
And it is everywhere
Do something about it
Everyone in the works should be vaccinated. There us no proof that these vaccines do any harm. Right now in the US where it is a parents are refusing vaccines we have people during from diseases that had been eradicated..Get those vaccines!!
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I think a good vaccine knowledge drive will help get the scare away from the parents. It’s also important to ensure that the parents are well educated to this topic by health care professionals.
Hhhmmmm…if you say so, Emman! ??
I think it’s very irresponsible not to be vaccinated and have the kids vaccinated The anti-vax movement has gained a ton of steam, but it’s very dangerous.
Yyyeeaahhhh….its so dangerous! We have a lot of educating and vaccinating to do, Stacie! ??
It does exist and it is seen often. However, the reason some of these outbreaks are now occurring is because of the people who haven’t been vaccinated.
Yyyeeaaahhhh….which is simply so sad! ??
I think everyone should be vaccinated. It’s just better for your own health and the health of the populace at large.
???? thank you, Dana!
My brother had to be extra cautious than normal while going through chemo because we lived near a couple of people that were non vaccine people. It was so frustrating. It can save someone else’s life.
Aaawwww….I hope he pulled through successfully, Jessie! ??
I believe that everyone should be given the choice of vacinne and offer the rights to refusal as well. We have flu shots every year but in one year the shots did not work and people who had shots are not immute to the flu. It caused lots of issues throughout the country.
Oh yes….those are your rights as a health client, Erin. Always demand and ask for what belongs and works for you! ??
I am fully in favor of getting certain vaccinations. Here in the US we are having outbreaks of diseases because some parents choose not to vaccinate based believing outdated bad information.
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It is the responsibility of every parent to ensure that their children are protected from possible life threatening illnesses and the best way to do this is to have them vaccinated. I think there should be huge information dissemination to educate the parents of the benefits of vaccines.
???? me thinks so, too, Kristine!
My kids had all the vaccinations. I get more worried about all those people not vaccinating their kids than about the vaccines themselves.
Aaahhhh…good for you, Frédérique! ??
I believe some vaccines are helpful. However, I also believe that a larger number of vaccines are unnecessary, hazardous to health, and only for the money.
Yyyeeaahhhhh….there’s that side of the income-generation. That’s where many of us lose the ultimate goal! ??
I have been vaccinated and so have my children. I think it’s important to prevent disease when we can.
Aaahhhhh….good for you, Rosey! ???
It think the reason why there is some hesitancy is because lack of information regarding vaccination and also false and negative reports about it. We really need to inform people more about vaccination so they won’t hesitate or be scared anymore.
Hhhmmm….no, not really. There’s actually a lot of information out there on this subject. Propaganda just gets the better of many of us.
Vaccines are important and help to keep us all safe. They are something we all need to consider.
?? yyyeeaahhh….its exactly what I keep on talking about!
This is tough. I know a handful of people who believe in vaccines, but it’s a tricky topic to discuss.
Nnnnoooo… ?? it’s not really tricky. We simply have to start talking!