Zaporozhye region in the leader's "pool" for refusals to vaccinate.
This was stated by Marina Kolerova, head of the department of epidemiological research organization of the Zaporozhye regional laboratory Center of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Ukraine,.
"Every month more than 200 parents refuse from any vaccinations.
For example, in December 2016, 389 parents refused vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, 300 - against hepatitis B. In 2016, 70% of all registered in the field of refusals from vaccinations were in Zaporozhye, which were registered in the region.
This year the situation with failures has not changed. So, in January, 615 people refused from the DTP vaccine in the region, 211 of them from Energodar, 254 from Zaporozhye and 82 from Melitopol District. The same trend is seen in February-March this year.