Pediatricians Reference Diverse Vaccine Information Sources

Why it matters locally: While the article does not mention Mississippi specifically, changes in how pediatricians nationwide, including those in Mississippi, disseminate vaccine information could influence public health messaging and vaccination rates within the state.

Some pediatricians have begun directing patients to sources other than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for vaccine information. These sources include websites established by other health organizations and those developed by the pediatricians themselves. Physicians describe navigating changes in vaccine advice. Pediatrician John Snyder, for example, provided vaccine information to Tenzin Dekey during her 1-year-old son's annual exam. Dekey accepted the vaccines Snyder recommended for her son. Pediatricians and health officials are consulting a range of information sources for vaccine guidance.