Public health agencies need to be 'Kennedy ready': take action now to protect vaccine confidence.

IF 2.2 4区 医学 Q3 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Ben Kasstan-Dabush, Helen Bedford, Tracey Chantler
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Abstract

The Secretary of the US Department of Health & Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr is leading a political agenda against vaccination. This is undermining the delivery of life-saving vaccination programmes and provision of evidence-based information on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines for the public and health professionals. Inconsistent and conflicting messaging between health practitioners and government health agencies erodes trust in public health programmes, creating a vacuum which is often filled with mis/disinformation that presents severe consequences for families. Due to the transnational spread of diseases, we consider the implications of events in the US for routine childhood vaccination programmes in the UK. Public health agencies across the world need to be 'Kennedy ready'; pragmatic steps must be taken to mitigate threats posed to vaccine confidence and the control of vaccine preventable diseases.

公共卫生机构需要做好“肯尼迪准备”。
美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·肯尼迪正在领导一项反对接种疫苗的政治议程。这正在破坏挽救生命的疫苗接种规划的实施,以及为公众和卫生专业人员提供关于疫苗安全性和有效性的循证信息。卫生从业人员和政府卫生机构之间不一致和相互冲突的信息削弱了对公共卫生规划的信任,造成了一个真空,往往被错误/虚假信息所填补,给家庭带来严重后果。由于疾病的跨国传播,我们考虑在美国的事件对英国的常规儿童疫苗接种计划的影响。世界各地的公共卫生机构需要做好“肯尼迪准备”;必须采取务实步骤,减轻对疫苗信心和对疫苗可预防疾病的控制所构成的威胁。
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Epidemiology and Infection
Epidemiology and Infection 医学-传染病学
CiteScore
4.10
自引率
2.40%
发文量
366
审稿时长
3-6 weeks
期刊介绍: Epidemiology & Infection publishes original reports and reviews on all aspects of infection in humans and animals. Particular emphasis is given to the epidemiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases. The scope covers the zoonoses, outbreaks, food hygiene, vaccine studies, statistics and the clinical, social and public-health aspects of infectious disease, as well as some tropical infections. It has become the key international periodical in which to find the latest reports on recently discovered infections and new technology. For those concerned with policy and planning for the control of infections, the papers on mathematical modelling of epidemics caused by historical, current and emergent infections are of particular value.
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