Review Question - QID 217008

A 14-month-old boy is brought to the pediatrician by his mother for a well-child check. The patient is healthy with no acute complaints. He was born at 38-weeks gestation via spontaneous vaginal delivery without complications. He had physiological jaundice that resolved without further intervention. He has no known medical problems. He is well-groomed and is at the 50th percentile for height and weight. When presented with the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, his mother politely declines, stating, “Our family friend’s child got that vaccine and it gave him autism.” Despite extensive efforts by the physician to present data to the parent that there is no evidence of the MMR vaccine causing autism and education on the benefits of MMR vaccination, his mother continues to decline. Which of the following is the most appropriate next action?