Parental Concerns About Vaccines
| Vaccine safety |
| Too many vaccines |
| Development of autism |
| Vaccine additives (thimerosal, aluminum) |
| Overload the immune system |
| Serious adverse reactions |
| Potential for long-term adverse events |
| Inadequate research performed before licensure |
| May cause pain to the child |
| May make the child sick |
| Necessity of vaccines |
| Disease is more “natural” than vaccine |
| Parents do not believe diseases being prevented are serious |
| Vaccine-preventable diseases have disappeared |
| Not all vaccines are needed |
| Vaccines do not work |
| Freedom of choice |
| Parents have the right to choose whether to immunize their child |
| Parents know what’s best for their child |
| Believe that the risks outweigh the benefits of vaccine |
| Do not trust organized medicine, public health |
| Do not trust government health authorities |
| Do not trust pharmaceutical companies |
| Ethical, moral, or religious reasons |
| Vaccine safety |
| Too many vaccines |
| Development of autism |
| Vaccine additives (thimerosal, aluminum) |
| Overload the immune system |
| Serious adverse reactions |
| Potential for long-term adverse events |
| Inadequate research performed before licensure |
| May cause pain to the child |
| May make the child sick |
| Necessity of vaccines |
| Disease is more “natural” than vaccine |
| Parents do not believe diseases being prevented are serious |
| Vaccine-preventable diseases have disappeared |
| Not all vaccines are needed |
| Vaccines do not work |
| Freedom of choice |
| Parents have the right to choose whether to immunize their child |
| Parents know what’s best for their child |
| Believe that the risks outweigh the benefits of vaccine |
| Do not trust organized medicine, public health |
| Do not trust government health authorities |
| Do not trust pharmaceutical companies |
| Ethical, moral, or religious reasons |