Personal View [h=1]Vaccine mandates in the US are doing more harm than good[/h] BMJ 2015; 351 doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4576 (Published 26 August 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4576
- Allan S Cunningham, retired pediatrician, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Tightening the rules for non-medical exemptions is not justified and will increase parental mistrust and resistance, argues
Allan S Cunningham
Since my medical career began in 1962 I have seen the harmful effects of nearly all of the vaccine preventable diseases on the US immunization schedule. I have enthusiastically administered many thousands of vaccine doses and am glad that my children and grandchildren are well vaccinated. However...
