Vaccine
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Previous studies have suggested that providers of alternative medicine may harbour anti-vaccination attitudes and that these attitudes may develop at an early stage in their careers. We further explored this question by conducting a survey to determine the attitudes of students of naturopathic medicine, a growing alternative medicine discipline, towards recommended paediatric vaccines. ⋯ Importantly, both willingness to advise full vaccination and trust in public health and conventional medicine decreased in students in the later years of the programme. Our findings suggest that public health and conventional medical supporters of vaccination need to identify mechanisms for engaging in discussion with this population of complementary/alternative medical professionals at an early stage in their careers.