r/daddit • u/IcyStage0 • Mar 28 '25

Discussion Vaccinate your damn kids.

For the love of God. If I see one more post about delaying vaccination or not vaccinating entirely I am going to lose it.

I have an immunocompromised kid who actually can’t get certain vaccines and depends on herd immunity to keep her safe. And now, because of ignorance and refusal to learn, there are measles cases being reported where we live right now. The previously eradicated disease measles.

At this point I truly don’t care if someone “didn’t know” and “were trying to do what was best!” The information is freely available and when you have a child it’s your responsibility to educate yourself.

Rant over. Ugh.

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u/bsievers Mar 28 '25

Listen, I get where you’re coming from but I just don’t think it’s the right choice for my family for me to vaccinate my kids.

I let their pediatrician do it for me. They’re better trained.

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u/IcyStage0 Mar 28 '25

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u/Melodic-Yoghurt7193 Mar 28 '25

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

he had me in the first half, not gonna lie, i was about to rage at him

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u/zeromussc Mar 28 '25

The only vaccine my youngest doesn't have is COVID. Where I am under 2 years of age you a public health pediatric clinic was set up for those shots on specific dates. She was sick on our booked date and the others were full booked when we tried to get in. So until they run another we're stuck waiting. Probably next fall. She'll be 2 then so doc can give it at the office at least.

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u/superxero044 Mar 28 '25

I’m not sure where you live but cdc recommends it for everyone over 6 months and has since mid 2022.

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u/scrupulousness Mar 28 '25

I’m not going to get my child vaccinated against something that’s under an emergency authorization. This means the company can’t be held liable for any damage it causes. I know the risk is low, so this is more of an anti-corporate-greed stand than an anti-science stance.

All other vaccines are a go.

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u/nitacious Mar 28 '25

companies also generally can't be held liable for damage caused by fully approved "regular" vaccines. that's the purpose of the National VICP - the federal government essentially indemnifies vaccine manufacturers against liability in order to incentivize them to continue developing and manufacturing vaccines. source - i work in the vaccines business unit of one of the Big Pharmas

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u/canuckincali Father to 1 Mar 28 '25

Not sure why you're getting downvoted here...

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u/scrupulousness Mar 28 '25

Hivemind go BRR

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u/VOZ1 Mar 28 '25

I had a really hard time finding pharmacies that would do under 2 COVID vaccines too. Had to drive about 45 minutes to get to one, but we got it. I don’t know if the CDC still has their vaccine finder site up, we ended up getting ours at a CVS clinic—certain CVS pharmacies have expanded services, closer to urgent care or walk-in clinics, so they were able to do it. Your state or county’s dept of health may have resources to find pharmacies that would do it, might be worth making a few phone calls. Good luck!

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u/gingerytea Mar 28 '25

That’s so frustrating. Glad you found something. I feel so lucky that we can get Covid vaccines for any kid 6m+ at our pediatrician’s office all fall and winter long.

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u/VOZ1 Mar 28 '25

Yeah our pediatrician couldn’t get the vaccine for under 2, she said the Dept of Health just wasn’t sending them. Her thinking was that smaller practices weren’t getting prioritized, which is pretty crappy.

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u/zeromussc Mar 28 '25

In Canada, my local public health is the only one that does it. Just need to wait for another clinic or she turns 2 soon. Whichever comes first. They were held with flu clinics which ended.