Parents should catch their kids up on missed doctor visits – and in some cases, vaccinations – to protect themselves and their communities before they return to school. That’s the message in a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.
The report says visits to providers’ offices fell by 58-percent for all age groups in March of last year, and visits for toddlers dropped 75-percent — the largest decline by any age group. Some parents don’t immunize children for religious reasons; others worry about potential health risks of some vaccines, although those are reported to be extremely rare.
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