Monday, July 21, 2025

Survey: Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pregnant Women, New Mothers

A new survey published in JAMA Network by researchers from Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that many pregnant women and new mothers are opting to delay or refuse vaccines for their children.

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A WIN FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH--The NIH has now moved to reinstate ~900 grants that a judge last week ruled had been canceled illegally because their topics, ranging from vaccine hesitancy or promoting diversity in the scientific workforce, had been blacklisted by the Trump administration

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-- Eric Feigl-Ding (@drericding.bsky.social) Jun 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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... The survey found that one in three parents of children under age 5 say they intend to delay or refuse some or all of their children's recommended vaccines. Only about 4% of first-time pregnant women intend to delay or refuse all recommended vaccines.

However, the study showed that first-time pregnant women are far more uncertain about vaccination decisions. Nearly half of these women are unsure if they will fully vaccinate their children, compared to only 4% of parents of young children who stated they are uncertain.

About 40% of parents say they intend for their child to receive all recommended vaccines, while 20% plan to delay some vaccines. Over 30% of parents with young children intend to refuse some or all vaccines for their children. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-20 04:39 PM

Thanks, MAGA. You're always in teh forefront of new ways to make life more dangerous and harder.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-20 04:46 PM

Good job by MAGA on convincing people that proven methods for disease prevention that have been working for decades with no problems are part of a giant conspiracy. Getting people to reject the truth is a big step in getting them to accept fascist dictators.

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-07-20 04:59 PM

Now, when more and more kids get sick, Republicans won't say it's because the kids aren't vaccinated.

Republicans will say it is because of disease carrying immigrants that must be rounded up for our own safety.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-20 10:33 PM

Hurry up and die and reduce the excess population.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-20 11:22 PM

Brain worm pedo ------- -----

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-21 12:24 AM

How we got here:

Trump fumbled a pandemic, so to save his reputation his whole cult had to act like the pandemic was a hoax, which turned into the vaccine is a hoax, which turned into all vaccines are hoaxes, which turned into dead americans.

More blood on the hands of maga morons.

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-07-21 06:44 PM

Trad Wives. Going all the way back to the 1600's. Enjoy the plague, smallpox, and dysentery. Just don't bring it to school, or the hospital, or church. Trump rallies--OK...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2025-07-22 08:21 AM

Let's go Darwin!

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-07-22 08:51 AM

Trump fumbled a pandemic

He fumbled more than the pandemic, he fumbled closing the CDC offices in China that would have been the first line of warning and study of the pandemic.
Then he blatantly came out and lied to the American public calling it a hoax and that it would go away in a couple of weeks.
Of course don't forget his ratcheting up his -------- that he knew more about viruses than anyone alive or dead.
Toss in his xenophobic racism to stoke racist hatred towards Asians by calling it the "China virus".
He did listen to experts trying to get ahead of the curve on a very deadly and contagious virus with the lockdown. Once his moronic base was outraged they could no longer get haircuts or go bowling he quickly cowered and capitulated.
Don't forget Jared and Coke Jr telling him that it was a "blue state" problem.
Toss in the fact he didn't want to smudge his bronzer with a mask.
Then once he lost in 2020 left Biden with no plan to roll out the vaccine.

Proof that he is the most incompetent and corrupt president the US has ever had.

#10 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-07-22 12:58 PM

Enjoy the plague, smallpox, and dysentery. Just don't bring it to school, or the hospital, or church. Trump rallies--OK...
#8 | Posted by catdog

The problem is that they WILL bring it to school, hospital, and church. And we all get to help pay their medical bills.

#11 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2025-07-22 01:50 PM

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