Communication Highlights
| Vaccines are safe and effective, and serious disease can occur if your child and family are not immunized. |
| Vaccine-hesitant individuals are a heterogeneous group, and their individual concerns should be respected and addressed. |
| Vaccine are tested thoroughly before licensure, and vaccine safety assessment networks exist to monitor vaccine safety after licensure. |
| Nonmedical vaccine exemptions increase rates of unvaccinated children. |
| Unvaccinated children put vaccinated children and medically exempt children who live in that same area at risk. |
| Pediatricians and other health care providers play a major role in educating parents about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. Strong provider commitment to vaccination can influence hesitant or resistant parents. |
| Personalizing vaccine acceptance is often an effective approach. |
| The majority of parents accepted the provider’s vaccine recommendations when they were presented as required immunizations to maintain optimal disease prevention. |
| The current vaccine schedule is the only one recommended by the CDC and the AAP. Alternative schedules have not been evaluated. |
| Vaccines are safe and effective, and serious disease can occur if your child and family are not immunized. |
| Vaccine-hesitant individuals are a heterogeneous group, and their individual concerns should be respected and addressed. |
| Vaccine are tested thoroughly before licensure, and vaccine safety assessment networks exist to monitor vaccine safety after licensure. |
| Nonmedical vaccine exemptions increase rates of unvaccinated children. |
| Unvaccinated children put vaccinated children and medically exempt children who live in that same area at risk. |
| Pediatricians and other health care providers play a major role in educating parents about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. Strong provider commitment to vaccination can influence hesitant or resistant parents. |
| Personalizing vaccine acceptance is often an effective approach. |
| The majority of parents accepted the provider’s vaccine recommendations when they were presented as required immunizations to maintain optimal disease prevention. |
| The current vaccine schedule is the only one recommended by the CDC and the AAP. Alternative schedules have not been evaluated. |