mme_hardy | (Reply)

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I have always wondered (as a non-US person) when this issue comes up in a USA context whether vaccines are actually free there, and easy to get. There's no legal requirement for vaccination in the UK*, but there doesn't really have to be when you have a system that is fully geared up to pushing parents and children through the hoops so that the minimum possible dope out. Levels of MMR vaccination did drop during the Wakefield scaremongering, but they're now back up, and that's been achieved ultimately through communication, trust and accessibility (catch-up is easy for those who missed as young children).

*Other than the Hepatitis A immunity thing for certain medical professionals.