Understanding and dealing with parental vaccine concerns

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Effective vaccination programmes has led to a dramatic decrease in serious childhood diseases, but parents often worry more about vaccines than the diseases they prevent. The health care professionals should take the responsibility to use their knowledge and skills to interpret the parents, dispel the myths and answer their questions, and be able to provide any information, the parents may seek, in respect of vaccine concern.

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Understanding how viruses can cause malignant disease

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The contribution made by viral infections to the global burden of cancer is discussed. The greatest impact of virally-induced cancers in felt in the developing countries that experience greatest difficulty in meeting the costs of vaccination programmes.

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Vaccinating against influenza and pneumococcus

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The UK influenza and pneumococcal vaccination program for 2001/2 is discussed.

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