Countering Anti-Vaccine Myths

Satellite broadcast originally aired November 20, 2003

Speaker:
Sharon G. Humiston, MD, Pediatrician, Emergency Department, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Program Description:
Sharon G. Humiston, MD, is a Pediatrician in the Emergency Department of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and author of Vaccinating Your Child: Questions and Answers for the Concerned Parent. Her presentation clearly articulates the facts regarding the risks and benefits of vaccinations and provide methods for handling resistance to vaccinating when it arises.

Objectives:
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

• describe at least two strategies for countering arguments against vaccination.