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What Can People Do About Vaccinating Their Children · Science Talk

Vaccine Rejection: Truth and Consequences

Kent State epidemiologist Tara Smith talks about vaccines, recent preventable measles outbreaks and her 2017 journal article on vaccine rejection.

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What Can People Do About Vaccinating Their Children at 2:01

According to Tara Smith, there are a lot of things that people can do. Full answer
How Does One Child's Vaccine Exemption Affect Other Kids? at 5:03

Tara says that it depends on the state laws of those who are exempted. She says it’s good to know the regulations within a state and school district. Full answer
Why Are the Anti-vaccination Groups Putting Everyone Else in Danger at 6:27

Resistance to vaccination is a big problem, specifically to herd immunity, which is the amount of people in the population that are required to block the… Full answer
How Bad Is the Vaccine Problem Now Versus Ever? at 10:10

It’s difficult to pinpoint for the country as a whole due to how vaccination increases in one area or decreases elsewhere. Full answer
How Are We Victims of Our Own Success at 14:39

That's how we are in public health and in general. When it comes to vaccinations, usually they’re invisible until there is an outbreak or crisis. Full answer
What’s the Percentage of People That Get Flu Vaccinations at 17:39

Every year in the United States, about 40-50% of people will get a flu shot. Serious reactions occur in maybe 1 in a million. Full answer

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