Training physicians in communication skills may not make it any easier
for them to convince vaccine-resistant parents to inoculate their
babies, a study suggests.
Researchers invited physicians at 30 clinics in Washington state to
attend 45-minute classes led by a pediatric immunization expert and
health educator. But doctors who attended the sessions were no better at
lowering vaccine resistance than their colleagues at 26 other clinics
where training wasn’t offered.
