Vaccines

Childhood vaccines yes, but not at a cost

Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 20th, 2010

Researchers from the University of Alicante (UA) taking part in the European VACSATC project have studied mothers' and fathers' opinions on vaccinating their children in five countries. The results of the survey show that Spanish mothers are more resistant than those in other countries to the idea of paying for vaccines, while 20.9% expressed some concern about the safety of vaccines.

"Mothers in Spain are more concerned about vaccinating their children since the incident with the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine", Jose Tuells, a researcher at the UA and a Spanish member of the European VACSATC project, which this study forms part of, tells SINC.

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2010-10-20)

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