Why do some people deny their children polio vaccines?

Polio vaccination and related awareness programs around the developing/under-developed world has been rampant in the last decade or so. People today from different parts of the world are well aware of the polio disease and relevant vaccination, however, some children are still being denied of it mainly because;. 1. read more

All of these apply to vaccines in general, not specifically the Polio vaccine. Many people don't vaccinate because their child has already experienced a bad reaction to a vaccine, or their children have other health concerns like multiple allergies and they think vaccines could harm their children. read more

Forty-four percent of those who missed a vaccination did so because their child was sick at the time of the scheduled vaccination. And there were a lot of other non-safety reasons for delay, Rodewald says. Rodewald says 20% of parents who delayed their child's vaccination did so because the vaccination appointment was inconvenient. read more

These are what I see as the top reasons why people feel uncomfortable about getting or outright refuse to get vaccinated. Further laws and mandates will do nothing to alleviate the public’s attitudes. What will help is to garner more trust. After all, some vaccines are necessary for all our safety. read more