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RE: The state of vaccine confidence in 2018
Hello Richard :)
Yet another magnificent article! The one question I had has already been answered by your evaluation of the findings (I was going to ask you whether France’s improvement in vaccine confidence is a reason to celebrate).
Whenever talking about this topic it is hard to compute that GPs also need to be taken into account! One just assumes their position is for rather than against vaccination. Therefore, it is reassuring to see the results of the survey conducted on them.
So ... now that our job is done in Portugal and in the Uk, I think we better head to Poland and Czech Republic 😛
It is always a pleasure to read your work.
All the best to you :)
Hey Abigail, thank you!! Obviously the vast vast majority of GPs have a good understanding of vaccination and strongly recommend it to their patients. The main issue that we face at the moment is more to do with GPs thinking that certain vaccines are unnecessary or ineffective and as such not giving such a resounding recommendation to them. At the extreme end of the spectrum, occasional a GP will "go rogue" and think that because they're a doctor they have the scientific skills to accurately assess all of the extensive vaccine literature and spot something that thousands of highly trained specialists have missed (they don't).
Deal! Booking my tickets now!
Thanks again!