TV's Frink said:

I'm trying to figure out who "Dr. S" is.

 Fixed. :-P

I'm with the doctors.  Not vaccinating your children does not affect only your child, it affects every child yours comes into contact with.  Areas with high rates of non-vaccinated children also show significantly higher rates of diseases like measles among young people.

I have no sympathy for any parent who doesn't vaccinate their child.  I feel terrible for the children, since it's not their choice, but any parent dumb enough to fall onto the "Vaccines cause autism!" bullshit bandwagon deserves to be shunned by their doctors.

doubleofive said:

While I think that vaccines are fine, I'm not sure where I fall on this particular issue.

Would I fix someone's computer who doesn't use freely available antivirus? Sure I would, but I would install antivirus for them before I gave it back.

 But if they insisted that antivirus NOT be installed?

Antivirus ≠ vaccines

You can not have an antivirus program, but be careful about your web browsing, and never get a virus.

It's quite another thing to not get vaccinated, then try to "be careful" that you never get sick.

ChainsawAsh said:

Antivirus ≠ vaccines

You can not have an antivirus program, but be careful about your web browsing, and never get a virus.

It's quite another thing to not get vaccinated, then try to "be careful" that you never get sick.

 Good points.

TV's Frink said:

Ok, I figured out who Dr. S is, but why would kids need an originaltrilogy vaccination?

 You're dead to me.

twister111 said:

The Parents should reserve the right to choose to have their kid vaccinated in the first place.

 

No, they really shouldn't.  Vaccinations should be mandatory for everyone.

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Also, while I couldn't understand most of your post due to how incoherent it was, you seem to have misinterpreted the doctor's quote.

"I'm begging to treat the patients, but the parents are refusing to let me."  The doctor saying this IS NOT refusing to treat unvaccinated children.

What he's saying is, he's begging the parents to let him vaccinate their children, but they're refusing to allow it.

I give you my take on this,  doctors should never, ever refuse to treat a patient.  EVER.   I say doctors have duty to treat all patients.  Whether or not they chose to get vaccinated is irrelevant. 

Also, why punish the kid for to stupidity of the parent?  I could understand refusing to treat an adult patient that refuses an adult vaccination.   But why refuse to treat a child?  The child has no say over whether or not they get vaccinated, it all up to the parents.  

Warbler said:

I give you my take on this,  doctors should never, ever refuse to treat a patient.  EVER.   I say doctors have duty to treat all patients.  Whether or not they chose to get vaccinated is irrelevant. 

Also, why punish the kid for to stupidity of the parent?  I could understand refusing to treat an adult patient that refuses an adult vaccination.   But why refuse to treat a child?  The child has no say over whether or not they get vaccinated, it all up to the parents.  

I think the doctor makes a good point that he also has to be concerned about the well-being of his other patients, many of whom would be children not yet complete with their own vaccination series.

I'd be unhappy if my son was exposed to pertussis because some asshole had their unvaccinated kid in the same waiting room. I know for a fact at school my kid is safe among other vaccinated kids.

TheBoost said:

Warbler said:

I give you my take on this,  doctors should never, ever refuse to treat a patient.  EVER.   I say doctors have duty to treat all patients.  Whether or not they chose to get vaccinated is irrelevant. 

Also, why punish the kid for to stupidity of the parent?  I could understand refusing to treat an adult patient that refuses an adult vaccination.   But why refuse to treat a child?  The child has no say over whether or not they get vaccinated, it all up to the parents.  

I think the doctor makes a good point that he also has to be concerned about the well-being of his other patients, many of whom would be children not yet complete with their own vaccination series.

I'd be unhappy if my son was exposed to pertussis because some asshole had their unvaccinated kid in the same waiting room. I know for a fact at school my kid is safe among other vaccinated kids.

This is exactly why I support the doctors in this situation.

vbangle said:

How are patients who have been vaccinated in danger from patients who haven't been vaccinated? That doesn't make any sense.

Having been vaccinated you are immune to the diesase. Duh.

People need to pull their head out of their ass once in a while and think.

Since the doctor being quoted is a pediatrician, many of his patients will be children partway through a vaccination series.It makes perfect since that an unvaccinated child, perhaps a carrier, would pose a risk to these children. Duh.

You're plainly stupid.

Yeah, TheBoost hit the nail on the head.  That's exactly why.

I agree with keeping  unvaccinated kids away from those who are not complete with vaccinations, to not treat said children?  Are you ready to let a child die because the parents were too stupid to get the kid vaccinated?   Please remember it is not the child's fault.