vaccination protocols for children in different countries --- As a GP confronted with vaccination schemes for children from different countries I was wondering about the differences that had no geographical reasons. And I learned that these recommendations are also influenced by regional predominant "beliefs": for example in Switzerland, recommendations for baseline vaccines are below what experts would recommend, in order not to give vaccine sceptics (yes, they existed before Covid19...) reasons to say: so many vaccines are not safe for a baby, and not to get their children vaccinated at all. The idea is that it is preferable to as many children as possible with the most relevant vaccines than having fully but less numerous vaccinated children.

Source author: Katharina Beyer katharina.beyer@etu.unige.ch