The Impact of Vaccinations on Health Care Systems
Please read the following article before answering the questions below. Please note that this article is a position statement and also take notice of the source of funding for the authors.
Largeron, N., Levy, P., Wasem, J. & Besse, X. (2015). Role of vaccination in the sustainability of healthcare systems. Journal of Market Access and Health Policy, 3(27043). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC48027…
According to the authors, what is the impact on hospitals and healthcare of vaccinations, or lack thereof?
Do you agree with the authors’ assessment? Why or why not?
Who was the source of funding for this paper? Why might this contribute to the authors’ bias? Regardless of whether or not you agree with the premise of the article, how does bias impact a message or how it might be received?
Expectations:
Required reading:
Bhattacharya, D. (2013). Chapter 8: HPV vaccination. In Public health policy: Issues, theories, and advocacy. (pp. 213–244). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Abiola, S. E., Colgrove, J., & Mello, M. M. (2013). The politics of HPV vaccination policy formation in the United States. Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law, 38(4), 645–681.
Xavier University Library. (2014). How to write a position paper. Retrieved from http://www.xavier.edu/library/students/documents/p…