QUESTION
What are the reasons behind the decline in vaccination rates and the stance of parents on this issue?
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Dr. Celia Quinn explains that misinformation, disinformation, access barriers, and various other factors contribute to the decline in vaccination rates.
- Misinformation and disinformation have accelerated during the pandemic, affecting parents' decisions on vaccinations.
- Access issues and barriers make it difficult for parents to prioritize vaccinations on the recommended schedule.
- In New York City, religious exemptions are not allowed, and all medical exemptions must be reviewed by the health department.
- The medical exemption rate in New York City is only 0.01%.
Darlene Mealy
0:43:00
I just have one question with the decline in vaccination rates.
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Do you feel Nationally, the parents is in opposition of getting their children vaccinated to nonmedical exemptions because of the barriers of vaccination, or is it out of their convenience on not getting that child children vaccinated?
Dr. Celia Quinn
0:43:29
Yeah.
0:43:29
I mean, I think all of these issues are contributing to what we're observing.
0:43:33
Right?
0:43:34
So some certainly, we have seen a lot of vaccine miss information and disinformation and that accelerated during the pandemic.
0:43:41
I also think that certainly there are definite access issues and various barriers to people prioritizing, getting all of the vaccines on the recommended schedule.
0:43:52
And so it's hard for me to speak to the entire national perspective.
0:43:55
Mary on what's happened here in New York City.
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But, you know, and and locally locally, there is no religious exemptions allowed.
0:44:04
So we are only and all medical exemptions are reviewed by the health department, so it's a minuscule part of the No.
Carmen De La Rosa
0:44:11
What part
Kristy Marmorato
0:44:11
of the
Dr. Celia Quinn
0:44:11
percentage is religiously?
0:44:15
So there are no religious exemptions allowed New York State.
Darlene Mealy
0:44:19
But if they are allergic to
Dr. Celia Quinn
0:44:24
Oh, sorry.
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The medical exemption rate is point 01%.