Lesson 4 Parents’ views on vaccination
- Parents express that they would like more information about vaccinations.
- Public health nurses-counsellors provide information about the vaccines to parents; however, parents feel that only the benefits of vaccines are highlighted and they are not informed about potential risks.
- Some parents feel that they are forced to vaccinate their children and are not sure about their decision because have not been properly informed.
- Parents that refuse to vaccinate their children feel judged by others
- They are aware that their child is both at risk and a risk because they have not been vaccinated.
- They feel that their unvaccinated are not treated the same as vaccinated children by health professionals.
Chapter 4 summary
After finishing this chapter, you should have learned…
- About COVID-19 and the development of the vaccine
- How can media affect vaccinations
- Decision of parents to vaccinate their children
