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The AAP is filing an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case that has serious implications for the ability of the federal government to work with social media platforms to promote factual information about vaccines.  

We are looking for pediatricians to share their personal experiences about the impact of misinformation about COVID or other routine childhood vaccines to include in this amicus brief. 

Please fill out this form by Friday, Nov. 17! 

Answer as many of the below questions as are relevant to your experience. Feel free to write short bullet points summarizing your answer or longer narrative stories, whatever format is best for you. We will follow up to request permission before using your contributions in our brief. 

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1. Please enter your full name. (Required.)

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2. Please enter the city and state in which you practice. (Required.)

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3. Type of practice and years of experience in practice: (Required.)

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4. Please enter your email address: (Required.)

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5. Describe the kinds of comments you have heard and questions you have gotten from hesitant parents about COVID vaccines, particularly those focused on obviously false, fringe theories.

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6. Describe what parents have said about the sources of those theories, especially if from social media, particular platforms, etc. 

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7. Describe impact of vaccine misinformation on parental reluctance to vaccine their children and decreases in vaccination rates in your practice. 

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8. Describe how the amount of time you spend counseling parents on vaccination has increased since the beginning of COVID.

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