Survey: 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots
By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. But more than 1...
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Kandace O'Neill holds her 7-month-old daughter, in Lakeville, Minn. The baby has received none of the recommended child vaccinations.
CHICAGO — By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. But more than 1 in 10 parents refuse some shots or delay others mainly because of safety concerns, a national survey found.
Worries about vaccine safety were common even among parents whose kids were fully vaccinated: 1 in 5 among that group said they think delaying shots is safer than the recommended schedule. The results suggest that more than 2 million infants and young children may not be fully protected against preventab
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