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11. They're not children. They are adult patients.

Reply to cyclonefence (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:22 PM

Jan 2018

I don't exhibit any patience at all with anti-vaxxer parents. I just kick them out of the clinic.

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There's a sudden, unexplained upsurge in the number of anti-vaxxers coming in to the clinic. [View all] Aristus Jan 2018 OP

Im sorry but their children should not be allowed to put the health and lives of others at risk onecaliberal Jan 2018 #1

These patients are at our adult medicine clinic. It's just them. Aristus Jan 2018 #2

Hear hear onecaliberal Jan 2018 #3

Just curious but what Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #5

Influenza. Aristus Jan 2018 #7

If Someone Who Never RobinA Jan 2018 #22

Once a person is vaccinated, their immune system develops antibodies to the virus. Aristus Jan 2018 #24

If you never get the flu, Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #44

I think you may have misunderstood. Aristus Jan 2018 #45

Whether or not your insurance covers it, people should consider avebury Jan 2018 #26

Post-herpetic neuralgia is the term for that. Aristus Jan 2018 #38

Likely in response to this Yale/Penn State study recently published elfin Jan 2018 #4

It's Important to Remember that When It Comes to Science, Correlation is Not Causation dlk Jan 2018 #6

I think Yale tries to get that concept into the report, but to no avail elfin Jan 2018 #9

Here is a perfect example of that! csziggy Jan 2018 #49

The actual gateway drug: Milk sarge43 Jan 2018 #50

Somewhere there is a web site that lets people create correlations csziggy Jan 2018 #53

The more fervently anti-vaxxers embrace this kind of thing, Aristus Jan 2018 #10

Obsessive-compulsive disorder and Anorexia nervosa do not suddenly pop up. raging moderate Jan 2018 #52

Are these children being home-schooled? cyclonefence Jan 2018 #8

They're not children. They are adult patients. Aristus Jan 2018 #11

Our pediatrician sharp_stick Jan 2018 #12

Good for him/her. Aristus Jan 2018 #13

In '63, I was in 4th grade. My dad developed a serious lung issue. Doctors thought it might be TB. tonyt53 Jan 2018 #14

+1000. Aristus Jan 2018 #15

Maybe it's not medical science they distrust. Siwsan Jan 2018 #16

There certainly are a lot of mistakes in the medical profession. Aristus Jan 2018 #17

I agree about vaccinations Siwsan Jan 2018 #23

Glad to hear about your excellent immune system. Aristus Jan 2018 #25

There's good docs and bad docs, as in every profession steve2470 Jan 2018 #19

It is very hard to move past those experiences Siwsan Jan 2018 #28

I guess they think 'since Trump', anything is... CanSocDem Jan 2018 #18

I'm not sure I followed all of that. Aristus Jan 2018 #20

Post removed Post removed Jan 2018 #32

No. After nearly eight years in practice, I'm pretty sure about my job. Aristus Jan 2018 #34

Sigh steve2470 Jan 2018 #21

Our clinic adopted the policy blue cat Jan 2018 #27

Excellent policy. Aristus Jan 2018 #30

It isn't the SAFETY, it's the EFFICACY Brainstormy Jan 2018 #29

Actually, the flu vaccine can protect against the flu even if it's not the strain researchers Aristus Jan 2018 #31

seriously? Brainstormy Jan 2018 #35

The viral effectiveness of the vaccine against H1N1 is in the neightborhood of 57-65%. Aristus Jan 2018 #37

I have been getting flu shots every year since they were available. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #48

From the CDC's site Tobin S. Jan 2018 #40

His opinion is supported by practice and knowledge... malthaussen Jan 2018 #55

Watch Out! RobinA Jan 2018 #39

it's the dumbing down of the nation by gopiscrap Jan 2018 #33

Show them stories about dead babies, who died from preventable illnesses alarimer Jan 2018 #36

Yup. The only thing vaccines cause is TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #41

We wiped out many childhood killers alarimer Jan 2018 #43

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Was that really necessary? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #46

I appolgize for those of us that have such a love/hate attitude about women. I am embarrassed... marble falls Jan 2018 #47

This worries me tremendously. I have a niece in Miami with two beautiful daughters, ages 2and 5. secondwind Jan 2018 #51

The school system won't allow them to enroll until they're vaccinated. yardwork Jan 2018 #54

Well TuxedoKat Jan 2018 #56

I'm glad you got your vaccine. Aristus Jan 2018 #57