Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Pediatric Vaccine Hesitancy in Families Seeking Care in Urgent Care Centers

Urgent Message: Despite national recommendations regarding childhood vaccination, some parents are hesitant or refuse to vaccinate their child. This survey assessment presents parents’ perceptions of vaccination and the scope of undervaccination in a pediatric urgent care population. Stacy B. Buchanan, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC; Brooke Cherven, PhD, MPH, RN; Betsy Dye, MS, CPNP-PC, NPD-BC, EBP-C; Temima Oratz, BSN, RN, EBP-C; Margaret Gettis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, EBP-C Keywords: vaccine hesitancy; childhood immunization; undervaccination; measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; varicella vaccine; …

We Must Meet Our Patients Where They Are

Lindsey E. Fish, MD, FCUCM, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, [email protected] In this issue of JUCM, you will find an original research article exploring parental vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy is a challenging issue because it frequently triggers charged emotions in patients and clinicians alike. While there have always been strong opinions regarding vaccines, from the clinician perspective, the degree amplified significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. I will never forget reading about front-line physicians …

More Than One-Third of Individuals Will Skip Flu and COVID Vaccines

A national survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found a surprising feeling of hesitancy among individuals when considering vaccines this fall—just as the new flu season approaches. Among 1,006 people surveyed, researchers found 37% have received vaccines in the past but do not plan to get them this year. The same percentage of respondents said they don’t need any of the vaccines surveyed in the poll, including flu, COVID-19, pneumococcal, and respiratory …

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