Exploring Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy: A Resource for Healthcare Professionals

5. Clinic B: Ben

You are a health visitor, visiting the parents of a new-born baby for the first time. You want to raise the topic of vaccination, but the 3 week old baby’s father, Ben, appears anxious:

picture of Ben with his partner and their 3 week old baby

Read Ben’s words

"All that vaccine stuff isn’t really necessary though, is it? Let nature do its job – my family thought stuff like that was unnatural. I never had any jabs, I never got anything serious. I’d like my son to have a good natural immune system."

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Family

Task 1:

To what extent have your own family experiences, or bringing up your own children, influenced your views of vaccinations?

Generational

Task 2:

How important do you think the following factors are in influencing vaccine perceptions across generations?

Socio-economic background.

Unimportant (0)

Extremely Important (10)
Religion and culture.

Unimportant (0)

Extremely Important (10)
Interactions with complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM).

Unimportant (0)

Extremely Important (10)

Task 3:

In your experience, do you think it is likely Ben could change his mind during the discussion?

Yes No

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