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[No scientific lower threshold for compulsory vaccination].
- Source :
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2020 May 07; Vol. 164. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 07. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The national vaccination rate in young children in the Netherlands has decreased in recent years. This has led to social and political discussions, for instance about compulsory vaccination for children in child-care. The national commission on child-care and vaccination has advised that vaccination should be made compulsory when the rate of vaccination has declined to a pre-determined lower threshold, to be determined by the government. A frequently quoted lower threshold is 95%. The idea behind this is the concept of a critical vaccination rate, a threshold needed for elimination of an infection in a large, well-mixed population. In this article we argue why the critical vaccination rate does not offer a scientific basis for a lower threshold to the national vaccination rate.
- Subjects :
- Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases epidemiology
Dissent and Disputes
Government Regulation
Humans
Involuntary Treatment legislation & jurisprudence
Netherlands epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control organization & administration
Mass Vaccination legislation & jurisprudence
Mass Vaccination methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Dutch; Flemish
- ISSN :
- 1876-8784
- Volume :
- 164
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32395948