Vaccine Hesitancy: Myths & Misinformation

Описание: Dr. Jennie and Pediatric Associates' Emerald Woods' Assistant Lead Physician, Dr. Jake Seligsohn, discuss the VAERS database, vaccine preventable diseases, why parents are vaccine hesitant and the top vaccine myths and misinformation.

THIS EPISODE COVERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

The background behind vaccine hesitancy
Common myths around vaccines?
What is VAERS and why we don't rely on it to make decisions regarding vaccination
The current recommended vaccine schedule
The dangers of alternative vaccine schedules or spacing out vaccines


ABOUT JACOB SELIGSOHN, M.D., FAAP

Dr. Jacob Seligsohn is from Brooklyn, New York. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from Binghamton University and his Doctor of Medicine from Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, in Ramat Aviv, Israel. Dr. Seligsohn did his residency at the Schneider Children’s Hospital in Long Island, NY and is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Seligsohn has been practicing medicine since 2003 and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Seligsohn is currently the Assistant Lead Physician at Pediatric Associates’ Emerald Woods office and is the former President of the Broward County Pediatric Society. He is the Chairman of the Pediatric Associates’ Committee on Education as well as the regional lead physician for South Florida. Dr. Seligsohn is fluent in both English and Hebrew. His hobbies include working out, racquetball and playing table tennis.