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Medical Economics June 2025
Volume 102
Issue 5
Pages: 21

Parental support for childhood vaccines is falling

Author(s)Heather Stoltzfus, M.P.H., R.N., CIC , Chris Mazzolini

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Childhood vaccination confidence is slipping.

Childhood vaccination confidence is slipping, and the partisan divide is widening. Republican skepticism drives most of the decline, reshaping public support for school-entry mandates and fueling doubts about vaccine safety. Here’s a snapshot of the key findings physicians should know.

Find the full expert physician panel, Confronting the 2025 vaccination crisis, here.

Source: Gallup Poll, July 2024

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