Immunization Controversies

Question 1

3 Cs of Vaccine Hesitancy

Answer 1

Convenience
Confidence
Complacency : don’t understand point

Question 2

Andrew Wakefield

Answer 2

doc you made statement on how MMR vaccines shouldn’t be given together due to worry of developmental disorders in children
- made based on case series
- actively advertised for these people with these worries to come to clinic
- manipulated study data

• had own motive bc just got patent for single Measles vaccine

Question 3

Impact of Wakefield

Answer 3

caused decrease in people getting MMR vaccines
— not good because measles is so contagious (small number of people stop getting vaccine —- don’t have herd immunity anymore)

** only with. measles not mumps or rubella (different Ro)

Question 4

Antivax themes

Answer 4

safety
necessity
effectiveness
violation of personal rights