admin-archie, Author at Jitsuvax

Freeriding

Preference for taking advantage of herd immunity rather than taking the vaccine

Lifestyle, religion, good health or natural immunity would be enough to avoid disease

Vaccinations are perceived as being riskier than the diseases themselves

Dismissal of the risk of getting the disease, considering its incidence to be irrelevant

Diseases are perceived as mild or even positive for child development and the immune system

General arguments portraying vaccination as unnecessary, redundant or unimportant

Arguments reflecting extreme fear of injections or hypodermic needles

Fear that one’s immune system will be compromised or overwhelmed by vaccination

Rejection due to pre-existing conditions (e.g., allergies, pregnancy and young age)

Vaccines contaminate the human body with toxins, heavy metals and viruses, or alter DNA