Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8943949 | Vaccine | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
To significantly decrease the burden of influenza in England, influenza vaccination coverage in children needs to be >60%. Hence, it is important to understand the reasons why parents are not vaccinating their children, and to tailor the communication and immunisation programme accordingly. Our finding that a third of parents, who did not consent to their child being vaccinated as part of the school programme, had actually vaccinated their child elsewhere, intended to have their child vaccinated, or had not vaccinated them due to medical reasons, illustrates the importance of including additional questions or data sources when investigating under-vaccination.
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Authors
Pauline Paterson, Tracey Chantler, Heidi J. Larson,