Is There a Resurgence of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in the U.S.?

Kubin, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2018.11.011

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“…These results are comfortable and support the opportunity to reinforce undergraduate and continuing education on this topic. The finding that physicians expressed a higher level of knowledge compared to nurses is of concern, since nurses are frontline caregivers, and there is evidence that they are one of the most trusted source of information to help patients make informed decisions about vaccinations [ 26 , 27 ]. However, this result is not surprising since the curricula of the degrees of nursing and medicine are quite different in this area, and this highlights the need to improve pre and post-graduate nursing courses in regards to these topics.…”

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Meningococcal Disease and Related Vaccinations: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers Who Provide Care to Patients with Underlying High-Risk Medical Conditions

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This cross-sectional study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding meningococcal disease and related vaccinations among healthcare workers (HCWs) who provided care to patients with underlying high-risk medical conditions. A total of 411 HCWs returned the survey. Only 35% of the respondents had a good knowledge about the incidence and lethality of meningococcal disease, the most frequent serogroups in Italy and the diseases or conditions that expose patients to a high-risk of severe complications caused by meningococcal disease. Vaccination against meningococcal disease was perceived to be highly effective by 38.4% of participants, very safe by 36.2%, and 82% agreed or strongly agreed that HCWs should promote adherence to recommended vaccinations even in hesitant patients. Moreover, 34.1% recommended meningococcal vaccinations to all eligible patients and the results of the multivariate analysis showed that older HCWs, who work in pediatric/neonatal wards, have good knowledge about meningococcal vaccinations, have a favourable attitude towards vaccinations, and do not need additional information about meningococcal vaccinations, were more likely to recommend meningococcal vaccinations to all eligible patients. Interventions aimed at the enhancement of knowledge and awareness of HCWs who provide care to these patients on the benefits of meningococcal vaccinations are warranted.

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Meningococcal Disease and Related Vaccinations: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers Who Provide Care to Patients with Underlying High-Risk Medical Conditions

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“…As a result of fears regarding loss of herd immunity, in 2014, certain states in the USA (e.g. Michigan) enacted legislation requiring local health departments to provide parents with education about "the risks of not receiving the vaccines being waived and the benefits of vaccination to the individual and the community" [31,32]. Indeed, some clinicians are expanding on this concept and declaring that, in circumstances where a family member is ill or immunocompromised, all members of that family and especially children should undergo mandatory vaccination [33].…”

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Compulsory vaccination against COVID-19: a legal and ethical perspective on public good versus personal reticence

Dunne

Spain

2022

Ir J Med Sci

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Coercive measures to protect public health are controversial, eliciting questions regarding state-patient relationships and conflicts between individual autonomy and public good. This is challenging in a time when respect for patient autonomy has become elevated yet society faces an increasing number of public health challenges, the most recent being the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). In that context, there is emphasis on increasing vaccination rates internationally in order to achieve “herd immunity”, raising the possibility of compulsory vaccination of populations in the future. Here, we explore current rights of individuals to decline vaccination, utilising prior learning from other viral pathogens internationally (specifically, measles, mumps and rubella), and related public health outcomes. Further, we consider freedom of choice versus mandatory treatment necessitated to avoid contagion during disease outbreaks (such as COVID-19). In doing so, we utilise rhetorical reasoning in the form of casuistry focusing on the core challenges regarding public good versus personal antipathy towards vaccination.

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“…In the past 10 years, the number of parents refusing vaccinations or choosing alternate vaccination schedules has increased (Eby, 2017). In addition to their lack of concern about VPD, some parents cite worries about vaccine safety, fear of discomfort, and religious objections as reasons for not adhering to vaccination schedules (Kubin, 2019; Navin, et al, 2019). Decreasing vaccination rates, coupled with the ease of international travel and waning vaccine titers, has resulted in an increase in VPD outbreaks in the United States.…”

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NASN Position Statement: Immunizations

2020

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Is There a Resurgence of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in the U.S.?

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Meningococcal Disease and Related Vaccinations: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers Who Provide Care to Patients with Underlying High-Risk Medical Conditions

Meningococcal Disease and Related Vaccinations: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers Who Provide Care to Patients with Underlying High-Risk Medical Conditions

Compulsory vaccination against COVID-19: a legal and ethical perspective on public good versus personal reticence

NASN Position Statement: Immunizations

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