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Studies show that children with disabilities do not have which of the following?

Correct! Wrong!

EXPLANATION


Answer – E. Higher rates of full vaccination.


In Dr LeComte’s talk she discusses increased rates of chronic conditions, difficulties accessing care, hospitalizations, and preventable medical complications. While she does not discuss vaccinations, one meta-analysis (Vaccination in people with disability: a review - PMC: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7012164/) did attempt to assess vaccine rates in people with disabilities. Their results were inconclusive, but pointed to numerous barriers to vaccines in people with disabilities and, in some cases, lower vaccine rates in those with disabilities.