[No scientific lower threshold for compulsory vaccination]. / Geen wetenschappelijke ondergrens voor verplicht vaccineren.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 1642020 05 07.
Article
em Nl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32395948
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.
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Assunto principal:
Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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Vacinação em Massa
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Nl
Revista:
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article