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One in Three Parents Considers Vaccines Not Safe - Survey

Sofia, February 9 (BTA) - One in every three parents thinks vaccines are not harmless and 35 per cent think they could be harmful, Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kounchev said. He presented a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Health in December 2015. The survey was conducted among 1,817 parents aged 15-45.
   
Nearly 29 per cent of the respondents think vaccines are not obligatory. According to 87 per cent of the interviewees, vaccines included in the mandatory immunization calendar are beneficial, but 11 per cent claim the number of vaccinations is large.
   
According to 80 per cent of the respondents, an information campaign for the public should be organized. While 91 per cent claim their children have received all vaccines, six per cent say they do not know whether their children have received vaccines at all.