This Doctor’s Notice Explains Why They Won’t Be Accepting Patients Who Didn’t Vaccinate Their Kids
The only human disease ever eradicated, smallpox, was eradicated using a vaccine. In the 18th century, scientist Edward Jenner decided to follow up his observation that dairy workers who had contracted a relatively mild cowpox infection were immune to the deadly smallpox virus. In 1796, he performed his first vaccination on James Phipps, his gardener’s 8-year-old son. Jenner inoculated Phipps in both arms, making Phipps develop a fever and some uneasiness, but no full-blown infection. Later, Jenner injected Phipps with variolous material, and no disease followed. The boy was later challenged with variolous material once again, and just like the first time, showed no sign of infection. Jenner successfully repeated the test on 23 other subjects, including his 11-month-old son. Now, he’s referred to as “the father of immunology”, and his work is said to have “saved more lives than the work of any other human.”
Few public health measures can compare to vaccines. Vaccinations have reduced disease, disability, and death from a variety of infectious diseases. In addition to saving lives, vaccination has resulted in economic benefits to societies, amounting to almost $69 billion in the United States alone. A recent economic analysis of 10 vaccines for 94 countries estimated that a $34 billion immunization investment resulted in savings of $586 billion in reducing costs of illness and $1.53 trillion when broader economic benefits were included. But despite the overwhelming abundance of evidence, some people choose not to vaccinate their kids.
In response, Dr. Charles Goodman and other doctors are adopting a new policy. They will no longer see children and/or their parents who don’t get them vaccinated. “Parents who choose not to give measles shots, they’re not just putting their kids at risk, but they’re also putting other kids at risk — especially kids in my waiting room,” Dr. Goodman said.
As doctors continue “firing” patients who believe debunked research linking vaccines to autism, some mothers who have been dropped feel “betrayed and upset.” Dotty Hagmier, founder of the support group Moms in Charge added that these parents made up their minds about vaccines after “careful research and diligence to understand the risks versus the benefits for their own children’s circumstances.” Some add that by dropping these people doctors might be sending them to quacks.
The American Academy of Pediatrics stated that doctors should speak of the importance of vaccinations during visits but should respect parents’ wishes unless there’s a significant risk to the child.
Vaccinations have reduced disease, disability, and death in staggering numbers but some people still believe in debunked research linking them to autism
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In response, one doctor has decided to change their policy
“Our office will no longer be seeing patients that do not vaccinate their children. We will vaccinate those who would like to begin the process, however failure to comply with this policy will result in discharge after January 1, 2019. We can provide a medical release when a new physician has been found. Due to the overwhelmingly thorough research of science based findings there is a plethora of evidence supporting the positive impact vaccines have on children. As per Dr. Azmeh’s professional advice, along with the CDC and WHO (World Health Organization), we strongly discourage any parent from withholding vaccines that will undoubtedly help their children. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please feel free to ask a staff member.”
Other health professionals are also doing this
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“Although I respect each person’s free choice, I have a bigger responsibility to all of the patients for whom I care for. Because of this, the office no longer accepts NEW PATIENTS who have decided not to immunize their children.”
As doctors continue “firing” these patients, some parents who have been dropped feel “betrayed and upset”
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“Not vaccinating your kids leaves them vulnerable to disease their whole lives. When your daughter gets rubella when pregnant, how are you going to explain that you chose to leave her at risk? What will you say when she calls you and tells you she has cervical cancer, because you decided that she wouldn’t need the HPV vaccine? What do you tell your son when he breaks the news to you that he cannot have kids, thanks to the mumps that he got as a teenager? And what do you say when he gives influenza to his grandma? How do you explain that she won’t be coming home from hospital? Not ever. Do you tell them that you didn’t think these diseases were that serious? That you thought that your organic, home cooked food was enough to protect them? Do you say sorry?”
The American Academy of Pediatrics stated that doctors should remind the importance of vaccinations but should respect parents’ wishes unless the child is in huge risk
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Also, schools should not accept unvaccinated children.
And registered childminders. Make life as difficult as possible for these idiots
*Maggot. Literally, woman, you can't spell it right.
Well. She is a dumb fuck. I'd be very surprised if she can even spell her name correct!
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Well YOU are not the one in authority to make that call so SIT the FUCK DOWN MAGAT!
The grade school my daughter went to didn't accept kids that weren't. I had to bring her vaccination booklet as proof when I registered her.
And kindergartens too.
If you get to that point, just make them mandatory by law. Problem solved.
I recall, back in Croatia, when I was a teenager, we were explained about vaccines that are obbligatory by law and vaccines that are not. Which means, it's illegal not to vaccinate your kids against some basic stuff. Don't know if the laws changed in the meantime.
@Allison Ann *Maggot.
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NOBODY has that authority ANYWHERE, MAGAT!
They don't in Texas and require proof of medical records at the being of each school year. They even require it in college. This is why I'm am always warry of children who are home schooled.
There are many districts who won't accept unvaccinated children.
There are many schools that don't accept children that aren't vaccinated. When I went to primary school, we were required to have the vaccines..unless you had a religious waiver. But most anti-vaxxers home school the kids. I know that in the case of a local school where we used to live, they made vaccines mandatory after an outbreak of whooping cough caused by the kid of an anti-vaxxer....
When I was a kid it was compulsory to get vaccinated, or boosters, to start a new school year . At least where I grew up.
@Allison Ann. As you said, YOU are not the one in authority to make that call so SIT the FUCK DOWN MAGGOT! As you can see, I spelled it right this time.
@Allison Ann Shh. Grown-ups are having a chat. You go sit in the corner and play with your handful of rusty nails and used razor blades now.
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back then there were only about 5 vaccines. Today it's OVER 50! And all but the original 5 are laden with toxins and carcinogens. It is only an extremely UNFIT mother who forces all of those vaccines on her child. These whores who force vaccines on their kids (thus killing them slowly) deserve to have their reproductive organs brutally ripped out of their bodies. Every one of these bitches who vaccinates her kid and ends up having to BURY them because of it has blood on their hands and is NOT worthy of compassion. These mothers should be charged with murder.
That is a good point !!!
I had to have vaccinations before I went to elementary school, it used to be required.
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Well YOU are not the one in authority to make that call so SIT the FUCK DOWN MAGAT!
* Maggot. You spelled it wrong.
Unvaccinated children should be restriced on flights to certain parts of the world due to risk of them contracting the diseases and bringing them back. Also - Medical Insurance Providers could insist on up-to date proof of vaccinations for everyone - not just kids, otherwise cover for those conditions be restricted. Know thats extreme - and agree it should just be the law.
Perhaps that should include all flights. Airplane air isn't of the best quality as it is, and to be forced to sit in an enclosed space with mumps and other highly contagious diseases that should have been vaccinated for is dangerous.
@ Cara.... If you think the so-called "surgical" masks that the paranoid wear on the streets - think again. Those are designed ONLY to protect you from particulates in the air, and they don't work well doing that, either. ...///... When I'm working with a sand blaster or spray booth, I wear a respirator - and that STILL wouldn't keep me from getting sick if I ran into someone exposed to a virus. ...///... Net net, a surgical mask is nothing more than a papery piece of bullshit designed to stroke your ego.
@Aunt Messy A friendly piece of advice. Never ever go to Japan. ;) Many of them were these in public.
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Always fly with a surgical mask. Who cares what other people think - at least you're safer that way.........
That would be a good way to hit them below the belt..making their health insurance invalid if they don't vaccinate. Throw in a couple of lawsuits by people that lost newborns and elderly due to non-vaccinated people..I bet that would light a fire under their ass to get vaccinated.
It is naturally important that the parents be vaccinated as well !!!
not that much relax if u r vaccinated u dont get the diseases even if they bring it with them. same goes for vaccinated kids
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NOT going to happen so QUIT dreaming!
Go home, Allie. You're drunk. Or stupid. Or both. If you choose not to vaccinate, then you are committing child abuse. If one of your children dies when you could have prevented it, you are guilty of murder.
I have to vaccinate my pets and horses by law. I also was vaccinated as a child, by law, in order to be enrolled in grade school. My entire class was regularly vaccinated and checked for head lice & etc. in school by visiting nurses. My mother suffered from polio, so, she was quite emphatic that her children were immunized for any and all diseases. More parents should be concerned about the dangers of not vaccinating vs. the unproven dangers of the vaccine itself.
That's where you're wrong; it's not "unproven dangers of vaccines" it's "proven efficacy and safety of vaccines" Vaccines are not unproven. They work, they're safe, and even for those with allergies there's secondary versions as a backup. Only those with immunodeficiencies have an excuse.
I think the "unproven dangers" they are referring to is the list of reasons typically presented by those opposed to vaccinations.
Daniel, I think you have misunderstood Jag's comment. She is saying that anti-vaxers harp on about claims that vaccines are dangerous, claims which are unproven when they should be looking at the well known and documented risks of the diseases vaccines prevent.
@All no, I get that, but by saying they're unproven it gives anti-vaxers ammunition that just doesn't exist. @Allison "all these dead and maimed kids"? Really? You mean the average of less than 200 vaccine related deaths per year, and less than 3000 allergic reactions per year reported to the CDC through VAERS annually? Out of the how many MILLIONS of vaccinations? You have a better chance of winning the lottery than of having an adverse effect from vaccination. All of the anti-vax hype started with a PROVEN falsified report from ONE doctor.
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All these dead and maimed kids are proof enough. Proof which YOU CHOOSE to ignore!
Also, schools should not accept unvaccinated children.
And registered childminders. Make life as difficult as possible for these idiots
*Maggot. Literally, woman, you can't spell it right.
Well. She is a dumb fuck. I'd be very surprised if she can even spell her name correct!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Well YOU are not the one in authority to make that call so SIT the FUCK DOWN MAGAT!
The grade school my daughter went to didn't accept kids that weren't. I had to bring her vaccination booklet as proof when I registered her.
And kindergartens too.
If you get to that point, just make them mandatory by law. Problem solved.
I recall, back in Croatia, when I was a teenager, we were explained about vaccines that are obbligatory by law and vaccines that are not. Which means, it's illegal not to vaccinate your kids against some basic stuff. Don't know if the laws changed in the meantime.
@Allison Ann *Maggot.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
NOBODY has that authority ANYWHERE, MAGAT!
They don't in Texas and require proof of medical records at the being of each school year. They even require it in college. This is why I'm am always warry of children who are home schooled.
There are many districts who won't accept unvaccinated children.
There are many schools that don't accept children that aren't vaccinated. When I went to primary school, we were required to have the vaccines..unless you had a religious waiver. But most anti-vaxxers home school the kids. I know that in the case of a local school where we used to live, they made vaccines mandatory after an outbreak of whooping cough caused by the kid of an anti-vaxxer....
When I was a kid it was compulsory to get vaccinated, or boosters, to start a new school year . At least where I grew up.
@Allison Ann. As you said, YOU are not the one in authority to make that call so SIT the FUCK DOWN MAGGOT! As you can see, I spelled it right this time.
@Allison Ann Shh. Grown-ups are having a chat. You go sit in the corner and play with your handful of rusty nails and used razor blades now.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
back then there were only about 5 vaccines. Today it's OVER 50! And all but the original 5 are laden with toxins and carcinogens. It is only an extremely UNFIT mother who forces all of those vaccines on her child. These whores who force vaccines on their kids (thus killing them slowly) deserve to have their reproductive organs brutally ripped out of their bodies. Every one of these bitches who vaccinates her kid and ends up having to BURY them because of it has blood on their hands and is NOT worthy of compassion. These mothers should be charged with murder.
That is a good point !!!
I had to have vaccinations before I went to elementary school, it used to be required.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Well YOU are not the one in authority to make that call so SIT the FUCK DOWN MAGAT!
* Maggot. You spelled it wrong.
Unvaccinated children should be restriced on flights to certain parts of the world due to risk of them contracting the diseases and bringing them back. Also - Medical Insurance Providers could insist on up-to date proof of vaccinations for everyone - not just kids, otherwise cover for those conditions be restricted. Know thats extreme - and agree it should just be the law.
Perhaps that should include all flights. Airplane air isn't of the best quality as it is, and to be forced to sit in an enclosed space with mumps and other highly contagious diseases that should have been vaccinated for is dangerous.
@ Cara.... If you think the so-called "surgical" masks that the paranoid wear on the streets - think again. Those are designed ONLY to protect you from particulates in the air, and they don't work well doing that, either. ...///... When I'm working with a sand blaster or spray booth, I wear a respirator - and that STILL wouldn't keep me from getting sick if I ran into someone exposed to a virus. ...///... Net net, a surgical mask is nothing more than a papery piece of bullshit designed to stroke your ego.
@Aunt Messy A friendly piece of advice. Never ever go to Japan. ;) Many of them were these in public.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Always fly with a surgical mask. Who cares what other people think - at least you're safer that way.........
That would be a good way to hit them below the belt..making their health insurance invalid if they don't vaccinate. Throw in a couple of lawsuits by people that lost newborns and elderly due to non-vaccinated people..I bet that would light a fire under their ass to get vaccinated.
It is naturally important that the parents be vaccinated as well !!!
not that much relax if u r vaccinated u dont get the diseases even if they bring it with them. same goes for vaccinated kids
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
NOT going to happen so QUIT dreaming!
Go home, Allie. You're drunk. Or stupid. Or both. If you choose not to vaccinate, then you are committing child abuse. If one of your children dies when you could have prevented it, you are guilty of murder.
I have to vaccinate my pets and horses by law. I also was vaccinated as a child, by law, in order to be enrolled in grade school. My entire class was regularly vaccinated and checked for head lice & etc. in school by visiting nurses. My mother suffered from polio, so, she was quite emphatic that her children were immunized for any and all diseases. More parents should be concerned about the dangers of not vaccinating vs. the unproven dangers of the vaccine itself.
That's where you're wrong; it's not "unproven dangers of vaccines" it's "proven efficacy and safety of vaccines" Vaccines are not unproven. They work, they're safe, and even for those with allergies there's secondary versions as a backup. Only those with immunodeficiencies have an excuse.
I think the "unproven dangers" they are referring to is the list of reasons typically presented by those opposed to vaccinations.
Daniel, I think you have misunderstood Jag's comment. She is saying that anti-vaxers harp on about claims that vaccines are dangerous, claims which are unproven when they should be looking at the well known and documented risks of the diseases vaccines prevent.
@All no, I get that, but by saying they're unproven it gives anti-vaxers ammunition that just doesn't exist. @Allison "all these dead and maimed kids"? Really? You mean the average of less than 200 vaccine related deaths per year, and less than 3000 allergic reactions per year reported to the CDC through VAERS annually? Out of the how many MILLIONS of vaccinations? You have a better chance of winning the lottery than of having an adverse effect from vaccination. All of the anti-vax hype started with a PROVEN falsified report from ONE doctor.
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All these dead and maimed kids are proof enough. Proof which YOU CHOOSE to ignore!