From Omer et al's research on vaccine refusal has shown between 1991 and 2004 the exemption rate had significantly increased for nonmedical reasons: religious and philosophical.1 However, exemption from immunization is a serious problem as it is dangerous for the children to be openly exposed to the diseases. According to data from 1985 through 1992, children with nonmedical exemptions were thirty-five times more vulnerable to measles.1 Often time when the parents refuse for their children to receive vaccinations it is because they think it could possibly cause harm. Parents think a healthy lifestyle will protect their children, they think its unsafe to inject some viruses into children's body, they do not want to be in contact with the viruses or disease at all. .
In 2011, from the research Smith et al conducted, they obtained data from the National Immunization Survey (2003-2004). This data that was accessed belonged to a group of parents who allowed their children to be vaccinated without being knowledgeable about the benefits/ side effects.2 Without this information, they were not able to determine whether to delay their children from being vaccinated, or to completely refuse or trust in the positive outcomes of the vaccine. The data included 11,206 parents' reports on delay or refusal of vaccine, psychosocial factors, and health care provider's up to date vaccination status. As a result they found that in 2009c approximately 60.2% of parents with children aged 24-25 did not delay or refuse vaccines, 25.8% only delayed, 8.2% refused, and 5.8% both delayed and refused vaccines. Those who delayed or refused vaccines did not believe that vaccines were necessary for their children's health.
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Meanwhile, vaccines can prevent outbreak and save lives. When people within the same community receive vaccination, the unimmunized have lower chance to contract the illnesses.
