Researchers surveyed 303 pediatricians nationwide between April and July 2019 on their current practices, experiences and policies regarding families who refuse or ask to postpone routine vaccinations.
Four findings:
1. Fifty-one percent of pediatricians said their office had a policy to turn away families if they refused routine childhood vaccinations.
2. Thirty-seven percent of respondents said they often or always follow through with the dismissal.
3. Pediatricians dismissed families for refusing a vaccine (37 percent) more often than for spreading them out (6 percent).
4. Among respondents who reported dismissing families for refusing vaccines, 18 percent said parents often or always changed their mind and agreed to vaccinate their child after being informed of the office policy.
View the full study here.
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