Although the rates of childhood vaccination are still high in the United States, there has been an increase in vocal vaccine deniers. Regardless that the safety and efficacy of vaccines has been well established through evidence-based medicine, these individuals are relentless in their beliefs and are dismissive of scientific research. Subsequently, there have been several outbreaks of measles, a serious vaccine preventable disease. How should we as medical providers address this trend? This article provides an expert opinion by Dr. Paul A. Offit a renowned and highly respected pediatric infectious disease physician, to consider non-vaccination of healthy children as a form of neglect.

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不要犹豫——接种疫苗！

尽管美国的儿童疫苗接种率仍然很高，但反对疫苗的声音却有所增加。尽管疫苗的安全性和有效性已经通过循证医学得到了很好的证实，但这些人仍然坚持自己的信念，对科学研究不屑一顾。随后，出现了几次麻疹疫情，这是一种严重的疫苗可预防疾病。作为医疗服务提供者，我们应该如何应对这一趋势？本文提供了著名和备受推崇的儿科传染病医生 Paul A. Offit 博士的专家意见，认为健康儿童不接种疫苗是一种忽视。