Naslov
Religious exception for vaccination or religious excuse for avoiding vaccination

Autori
Pelčić, Gordana ; Karačić, Silvana ; Mikirtichian, Galina L. ; Kubar, Olga I. ; Leavitt, Frank J., Cheng-Tek Tai, Michael ; Morishita, Naoki ; Vuletić, Suzana ; Tomašević, Luka

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 57 (2016), 5; 516-521

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
vaccination ; preventable diseases ; vaccination refusal ; vaccination exemptions ; pediatric ; religious beliefs ; conscience objection

Sažetak
Vaccination is considered to be one of the greatest public health achievements in the 20th century, which has helped to build a society free of vaccine preventable diseases and save lives of millions children across the globe. However, in the 21st century, pediatric practice in the western world witnesses an era of vaccination refusal. Pediatricians, infectious disease experts, and public health professionals ask themselves why and how “the greatest achievement of public health” became a medical procedure that frightens parents across the globe. Many parents are seeking a legal way to avoid vaccinating their children. The legal systems of some countries predict legal vaccination exemptions. One of the most usual reasons for exemption are medical reasons, followed by the religious, social, and philosophical reasons (personal belief, conscience objection).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Teologija

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