by Missy Fluegge
As more parents have become aware of the risks and side effects of vaccines, many vaccination rates have been declining. Pharmaceutical companies and doctors alike are concerned about this awakening, so they have created training materials to help vaccine providers handle what one manual refers to as “vaccine-hesitant parents.”
When you take your child to their health care provider for a visit, you may have a list of questions to ask them about vaccines. You might be wondering about the risk of autism, the side effects of a vaccine, or the damaging effect dozens of vaccines will have on your child’s immune system.
And, your child’s doctor will have answers: the ones they are trained to give you. Organizations such as the World Health Organization and the National Academy of Pediatrics, two names you might trust but should not, have created brief manuals for doctors, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and even pharmacists, teaching them how to successfully deal with parents who question or refuse vaccines. [1] [2]…
When I was a young mother and sitting on the well side of the pediatrician’s waiting room, the thought occurred to me that there is nothing but an aisle and air between the well and sick sides of the waiting room.
I began to think this over and later asked my personal D.O. if he could see my young ones as well. This was perfectly fine and I received a lot of comfort not putting my children at risk of who knows what at the pediatrician’s office. Keep in mind that a number of vaccines will shed a live virus for up to a month and vaccines occur very frequently at pediatrician offices. The idea of taking your child to the pediatrician for a “well baby visit” seems ironic with all the germs flying around that place.
Prior to my first baby, I had thoughts and questions that came to mind, which led me to engage in my own personal research. Among different health choices, I determined not to vaccinate, so I was pleased that there would be no more awkward conversations, moods or side glances to waste my time with, once I chose a different physician. There are numerous types of doctors, with pleasant office environments, that treat families with respect and do not vaccinate on their premises.
