Dachel Media Update: Vaccine Hesitant
March 8, 2016, Empr.com: Here's Why Some Clinicians Consider Themselves "Vaccine Hesitant"
The researchers administered a one-page questionnaire regarding healthcare provider vaccine attitudes and practices to 680 attendees at American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-sponsored vaccine conferences between June and November of 2013. Participants included physicians and nurses and encompassed practitioners in rural, suburban, and mixed geographical regions.
The researchers found that 99% of participants routinely recommended standard pediatric vaccines, but 5% stated that they did not routinely recommend influenza and/or human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. The most often-stated concerns focused on vaccine efficacy (31%) and safety (13%). Providers demonstrated “misperceptions” regarding vaccines, including the belief that vaccines cause autism (5%).
"I find it alarming that 5% of the providers self-reported their belief that vaccines can cause autism. ...
Some doctors are skeptical about the one-size-fits-every-child vaccine schedule? The flu shot and HPV have their critics in the medical community? What about all the studies showing vaccines only do good?
Dr. Joseph Domachowske, finds this "alarming." Maybe this professor of pediatric medicine at the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse should look at the children filling doctors' waiting rooms. They're chronically ill. They're disabled. They're like nursing home residents. Maybe some doctors can put two and two together.
Anne Dachel is Media Editor for Age of Autism.
I find it alarming that there aren't more doctors worried about vaccines. What is wrong with them. I just watched Suzanne Humphrey's talk on aluminum in Finland. Why any parents at all would want to fill their tiny babies brain with aluminum is beyond me. Why any doctor would recommend filling tiny baby's full of aluminum is also pretty insane. Aluminum lowers intelligence, causees autoimmune disease, etc. I would recommend watching the video. Why don't we permeate the vaccine conversation with talk about the neurotoxin aluminum, how it does not go through the G.I. tract as some like Paul Offit say, but how it does go through the lymphatic system into the brain. Every pediatrician should be able to explain to parents the mechanisms of aluminum adjuvants passageways through the body. Every doctor should be able to explain exactly how much aluminum is contained in a shot and the full load, and how to excrete aluminum out of the body. Seriously...is there a way to get it out of the brain once it gets in?
Posted by: kapoore | March 11, 2016 at 12:34 AM
I'll add, in addition to wondering what biases might be introduced in conducting this survey at a vaccination conference, this survey was performed before William Thompson came out/was outed and before the Disney Measles Mayhem...I would really like an honest anonymous survey of vaccine providers today.
It was particularly noteworthy to me in the publication to see that nurses appeared to have greater faith in vaccinations than physicians...not sure what that indicates...less training?...more need to have/maintain confidence in the program in order to carry out the decisions of others?
Posted by: Jeannette Bishop | March 10, 2016 at 01:28 PM
Professionals were deemed not to have professional opinions about vaccines. That's not allowed. Their professional opinions, which are just as valid as the opinions of those that sit on ACIP, were deemed "misconceptions". And the answer to the problem of health care professionals who don't agree with ACIP? Stalin style reeducation. I wouldn't be surprised if soon they'll be sent to a special reeducation camp so they can learn to think like their masters. Come to think of it, these conferences may be modern day reeducation camps.
Posted by: Linda1 | March 10, 2016 at 11:20 AM
I agree with all these comments, and would add, "when is anonymous not anonymous?". I'm sure they have their ways of watching those who are already suspected.
Posted by: Grace Green | March 10, 2016 at 05:13 AM
Because Merck set a precedent with Vioxx, no one dare speak the truth with their name attached. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/merck-created-hit-list-to-destroy-neutralize-or-discredit-dissenting-doctors/
and now we have "how many dead" just this past summer?
Posted by: barbaraj | March 09, 2016 at 10:02 PM
"The researchers found that 99% of participants routinely recommended standard pediatric vaccines, but 5% stated that they did not routinely recommend influenza and/or human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. The most often-stated concerns focused on vaccine efficacy (31%) and safety (13%). Providers demonstrated “misperceptions” regarding vaccines, including the belief that vaccines cause autism (5%)."
These figures mean nothing because these were practitioners who voluntarily attended vaccine conferences. This is like taking a survey at a Star Wars movie to determine if the ticket holders like Star Wars. A doctor who has serious concerns about vaccines and who is not complying with the schedule would not be attending a vaccine conference. The percentage of practitioners in the community who believe that vaccines cause autism would definitely be higher than what would be found at a True Believer conference.
Thanks for reporting the article, Anne.
Posted by: Linda1 | March 09, 2016 at 09:12 PM
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X15015522
"Attendees of 5 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-sponsored vaccine conferences held between June and November 2013 anonymously completed a questionnaire..."
Posted by: Jeannette Bishop | March 09, 2016 at 08:30 PM
Were the responses of the "680 attendees at American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-sponsored vaccine conferences between June and November of 2013" .. submitted anonymously?
If not .. it ought not surprise ANYONE .. especially Dr. Joseph Domachowske .. that ONLY .. "5% of the providers self-reported their belief that vaccines can cause autism."
After all .. who in their right mind .. especially .. "physicians and nurses and encompassed practitioners in rural, suburban, and mixed geographical regions" .. would ADMIT .. their true beliefs regarding vaccines causing autism .. by voluntarily signing a "questionnaire regarding healthcare provider vaccine attitudes and practice"?
They would have to be certified crazy .. to "self-identify" themselves .. as having fears that vaccines may cause autism.
Posted by: Bob Moffit | March 09, 2016 at 07:00 PM