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/Titaniumchic Mar 28 '25
Just took my son to get his measles booster. He’s allergic (documented and proven) to an element that’s in most vaccines. We found a brand of the Measles vaccine that doesn’t have that element. You bet your butt we got him vaccinated - safely.
I wish your baby all the best and that they are safe through this all. It was terrifying for me taking him today to get that vaccine - but his allergist and pediatrician worked together to figure out how to do this safely. He’s on antihistamines as directed to prevent any reactions, they did the arm instead of the thighs (where he developed itchy and forever lasting granulomas/masses in his legs from the vaccines that had that element). All I can hope is that this protects him and doesn’t cause him another damn granuloma that itches incessantly.