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“Disclaimers:
- I am a pediatric ED doc (aka when your kid gets sick, I take care of them… I’m on the front lines of illness. I have seen many kids die and get intubated from influenza, meningitis, sepsis, etc. )
- I do not give vaccinations in the ED and I am not funded by any pharm companies
On the front lines of the ED, we have watched the rate of children dying from pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis dramatically decrease with the advent of the pneumococcal and Haemophilus vaccinations (those 2, 4, and 6 month shots). These vaccinations have worked so well at decreasing serious bacterial infections (SBI), that even the non-vaccinated children and infant’s rates of SBIs have decreased. From the current older teachers of medical schools, to the med students of today- our entire practice of treating children has radically changed due to the miracle of vaccination. The rates of intellectual disability and deafness from measles and rubella have disappeared. Child mortality has significantly decreased.
So much time and energy has been spent trying to prove 1 vaccination (MMR) does not cause autism. We have numerous well-designed studies, including a longitudinal study, that prove the MMR does not cause autism. But in the midst of the storm, parents are choosing to just not give any vaccinations and the rate of unvaccination in some schools has hit 60%. The very critical, life saving 2, 4, and 6 month vaccinations are being withheld. These save lives of the very young who do not have an immune system to fight off the bacterial infections. Breast feeding does help, but it doesn’t diminish the risk.
I have seen multiple cases of children with measles (thanks to working in Southern California with the measles outbreak). If you like personal stories instead of cold hard facts and reason, listen to this case of a < 12 month old we admitted- 21 days of fever (real fevers to 103 and 104s), irritable, fussy, bilateral ear infections. Even when the measles go away, the patient will still be at risk for complications in the future. Measles makes children absolutely miserable and the odds of meningoencephalitis (severe brain infection and inflammation that can lead to deafness, intellectual disability, and seizures) are higher than the risk of a vaccine reaction.
Yes- there are such things as vaccine reactions (I treat them in the ED). There is also anaphylaxis to peanuts, water overdosing can kill you, and I probably shouldn’t even mention the rate of death and disability from riding in cars. Everything in this world has a risk. The benefits though, largely outweigh the risks. Also, every time you receive a vaccine, they give you a sheet of paper with information about the vaccination including side effects.
If a physician has to spend 30 minutes explaining every side-effect to medications and vaccinations they prescribe, the wait to see the overworked physician will increase significantly. As it is, there are not enough physicians, nurses, technicians, etc. Have appropriate expectations.
I do believe that we need to have better communication. Parents are frustrated, doctors are frustrated.
Go and speak to a medical professional if you have questions. Schedule an appointment or maybe have an email discussion with the pediatrician. Maybe they don’t accept unvaccinated children in the practice because it puts the other children at risk. Ask them. Keep an open mind.
Don’t trust everything you read online. You wouldn’t believe the ED visits I get because someone googled a symptom. Look into the people who’s advice you listen to.
For example- this podcast is given by a chiropractor, not a medical doctor, but she’s giving advice that is greatly affecting the practice of medical doctors. If you look her up online, you can find that she sells untested supplements, “brain balancing”, “ionic foot bath” detox, etc. She benefits from you not vaccinating and spending cash money on non-proven items.
Please, please, please… ask your doctor to put aside some time at a future point (when they don’t have an overloaded schedule and full waiting room) to discuss vaccinations with you.
We (pediatrians) spent at least 7 post undergraduate years (11 years in mine) to try and become the best physicians we could because we care about your children. We skip meals, work 24/7 even during holidays, and treat all the children with autism, ADHD, genetic disorders, healthy, sick, etc. Don’t you think if there was a cure we would support it? We want answers, just like you. We spend time in labs, with families of children with autism, scanning brains, checking blood, etc. We want to help.”
Front line Peds ED doc via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/23/15
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