PBS NewsHour: The childhood vaccine program of the United States has proven to be one
of the most powerful public health achievements of our history," Dr.
John McCullers told a Senate hearing on Tuesday. And yet, vaccine
opposition and hesitancy "are now impairing our ability to effectively
ensure coverage," he said. McCullers, pediatrician-in-chief at Le
Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, explained how
pediatricians can play an important role in counselling parents who get
much of their misinformation online or from uninformed opinions on
social media. But for parents who aren't swayed by their doctors,
McCullers says broader educational and policy fixes are needed to combat
this public health threat.
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