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Vaccine Facts You Aren’t Told

Vaccine Facts You Aren’t Told

Now that we’ve had more than a decade of scientifically-based national guidelines and policy about companion animal vaccines, why are certain veterinarians still reluctant to embrace this knowledge? The national policies of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and the American Academy of Feline Physicians (AAFP) are based on scientific facts and challenge the study data reported on by the media. So the question becomes, do vaccine industry representatives inform veterinarians about the duration of immunity and true regional and local needs for some types of vaccines? Or are they just focusing on meeting their quota and making money?