Vaccine Hesitancy in Argentina
This article examines how middle-class mothers in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area make decisions about vaccinating their children. The study identified different patterns of reluctance or refusal: the influence of healthcare professionals during childbirth and pediatric visits, the adoption of “natural” lifestyles, distrust of biomedicine, and the active search for information opposing vaccines.
However, reluctance does not necessarily mean total refusal: some mothers vaccinate selectively, postpone doses, or restrict certain immunizations.
The study highlights that vaccine hesitancy should not be reduced to the label of “anti-vaccine movement,” as there is a diversity of influences and processes involved.
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