Learning new ways to talk to vaccine hesitant parents, including the use of vaccination-focused motivational interviewing techniques, presumptive language, and high-quality recommendations, might help pediatricians have more success and get less frustrated.
We can’t let vaccine hesitant parents be forgotten in the so-called Vaccine Wars that some folks are trying to gin up.
Skipping or delaying vaccines, leaving your child at risk to get a vaccine-preventable disease and putting others at risk, is not a rational decision.
Whether you find yourself on opposite sides about immunizations with a friend, your spouse, an ex, or your pediatrician, agree to get educated about vaccines using these recommended and reliable sources of information and then talk about it some more.
