Historically, parents have trusted primary care physicians and pediatricians regarding child vaccination, but the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan Health suggests a different trend. With a new vaccine like the COVID-19 vaccine, it would be expected that parents would go to their trusted PCP for information in the decision-making process to vaccinate their child, but one in seven parents has had such a discussion. Sarah Clark, M.P.H. discusses the poll findings further and what could be the reason for the trend they are seeing.
