{"id":2459147,"date":"2020-06-03T15:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=327100"},"modified":"2020-06-03T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:08:30","slug":"parents-fear-of-exposing-kids-to-coronavirus-causes-vaccination-rates-to-drop-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/parents-fear-of-exposing-kids-to-coronavirus-causes-vaccination-rates-to-drop-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents fear of exposing kids to coronavirus causes vaccination rates to drop nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KEYSTONE \u2014 Nationwide, orders for childhood non-influenza and measles vaccinations have been on the decline since the first outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which suggests fewer people are vaccinating their kids. <\/p>\n

A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined data from national vaccine tracking databases<\/a> to find that vaccination orders have dropped dramatically since March 13, when President Donald Trump declared a national emergency. <\/p>\n

In the study, researchers suggested that parental concerns about potentially exposing their children to the virus during routine doctor appointments is likely the cause of the decline in activity.<\/p>\n

Dr. Elizabeth Winfield, a family physician with High Country Health Care in Frisco, said the practice saw an initial drop in well child visits when the shutdown first went into place. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very acutely aware that we did not want vaccination rates to go down,\u201d Winfield said.<\/p>\n

Vaccines are incredibly effective at developing heard immunity, which prevents the spread of other infectious diseases such as measles and mumps. An earlier outbreak of mumps at Keystone Resort<\/a> shows how quickly the diseases can spread, Winfield said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt only takes a small foothold to grow like wildfire,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Without vaccinating their babies early, parents are increasing the risk of their children not developing an immunity over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cBabies\u2019 immune systems are so unique in needing boosters over time that falling off that vaccine schedule, they are losing the opportunity for immunity,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Winfield believes her patients were afraid to go to the doctor because of mixed messaging.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were on a stay-at-home order, so we were being told you\u2019re not supposed to leave for anything,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the fine print, it says for medical care, but people were like, \u2018Well, I\u2019m not sick. Do I still have to?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Patients also were concerned about catching the virus, especially those with young children. While doctors\u2019 offices were operating under increased restrictions during the stay-at-home order, Winfield said High Country Health Care physicians administered vaccines from patients\u2019 cars. <\/p>\n

Now, patients can visit the clinic in person for any type of appointment. All three High Country Health Care clinics have put social distancing measures in place. The clinics have people come directly from their cars to the doctors\u2019 office so there is no waiting in line. Waiting rooms also are closed, so that people won\u2019t be exposed to one another, and doctors are using personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

When it comes to vaccinations, however, not much has changed, Winfield said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe shots are still shots,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re still gonna have to get close to you and poke you in the arm or the leg for your shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KEYSTONE \u2014 Nationwide, orders for childhood non-influenza and measles vaccinations have been on the decline since the first outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which suggests fewer people are vaccinating their kids.  A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined data from national vaccine tracking databases to find that vaccination orders have dropped dramatically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2459147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 14:30:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}