Vaccinations

by David Korzinski | March 6, 2019 3:34 pm

February 21, 2019 –  As public health workers in Canada and around the world[1] work to quell a new rash of measles outbreaks this winter, and as heated debated between pro- and anti-vaccine parents rage on social media and in real life, the latest public opinion survey from the Angus Reid Institute finds the vast majority of Canadians (70%) saying vaccinations against common deadly diseases should be a requirement for children entering school.

And while more than four-in-five (83%) say they would vaccinate their children without hesitation, a significant segment – one-in-five who have children under the age of 12 (20%) – say vaccinations should be a parent’s choice, and not mandatory.

Further, 29 per cent are of the view that the science on vaccinations isn’t “quite clear”; a finding that increases with the age of respondents.

To read the rest of the report, click here.[2]

 

Endnotes:
  1. in Canada and around the world: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-measles-outbreak-in-vancouver-1.5023603
  2. here.: http://angusreid.org/mandatory-vaccination-canada/

Source URL: https://angusreid.org/vaccination-infographic/