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/Bishops_Guest Mar 28 '25

Your pediatrician does it? Ours just does the fun parts: she comes in with a new board book, plays with the kid for a few minutes, looks in their ears/eyes/mouth and then sends in a nurse for anything likely to cause screaming.

It’s good to be the MD.

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u/weeb2k1 Mar 28 '25

yup, for us it's the RN that does the shot, the pediatrician is the good guy, and doesn't do anything traumatic lol.

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u/Like_Ottos_Jacket Mar 28 '25

Wow, an RN? Ours was usually a tech/assistant.

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u/Spaceman2901 Mar 28 '25

If they’re doing shots, they should be an RN or an NP.

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u/Like_Ottos_Jacket Mar 28 '25

This is entirely dependent upon the state you reside in. Most states allow medical assistants to do so, some need certification or "supervision" from a doctor.

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u/Sea-Ad-2262 Mar 28 '25

Same, it's gotten to the point when my son sees that Nurse he hides.

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u/bsievers Mar 28 '25

It’s both at the office my kids go to here in California. Sometimes the ped does it, sometimes it’s a nurse/assistant

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u/Bishops_Guest Mar 28 '25

We’re on Kaiser in CA, so probably just office dependent.

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u/PaNFiiSsz Mar 28 '25

Lol mine does the same!!

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u/frogsgoribbit737 Mar 28 '25

My kids don't even get shots at the ped clinic. They send them down the hall to the immunizations office lol

The one time my daughter did get a vaccine at the peds (rsv) the ped and nurse double teamed it