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Section 1. Active and Passive Immunization
INFORMING PATIENTS AND PARENTS
Risk Communication
Health care professionals should anticipate that some parents will question the need for or the safety of immunizations, refuse certain vaccines, or even decide to reject all immunizations for their child. A few may have religious or philosophical objections to immunization; others want only to enter into a dialogue with their child’s physician about the risks and benefits of one or more vaccines. A nonjudgmental approach to such parents is best. Ideally, health care
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