About one in six parents are delaying or skipping one or more vaccines recommended for their children, according to a new survey.
Of parents surveyed by KFF, 16 percent said they have pushed back or not gotten at least one of the vaccines for their children. The vaccines include measles and polio shots; they do not include influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.
Parents who delayed or skipped at least one vaccine for their children were more likely to be Republican. Twenty-two percent of GOP parents said they did so, compared to 17 percent of independent parents and 8 percent of parents who identified as Democrats, KFF said on Sept. 15….