Drawbacks of communicating refugee vaccination rates

Most vaccinations provide, beyond individual protection of the vaccinated individual, a social benefit by reducing the transmission of pathogens and the risk of infection.2,3 From an individual perspective, the utility of vaccination thus decreases as vaccination uptake in society increases. Eventua...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2017-04, Vol.17 (4), p.364-365
Main Authors: Korn, Lars, Betsch, Cornelia, Böhm, Robert, Meier, Nicolas W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health risks
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Pathogens
Population
Refugees
Risk communication
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:Most vaccinations provide, beyond individual protection of the vaccinated individual, a social benefit by reducing the transmission of pathogens and the risk of infection.2,3 From an individual perspective, the utility of vaccination thus decreases as vaccination uptake in society increases. Eventually, vaccination can even turn out to be irrational from a selfish-rational viewpoint, when subjectively perceived vaccination risks surpass the perceived disease risks.3 However, from a societal perspective, vaccination is still required when uptake is...
ISSN:1473-3099
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DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30141-X