My kids are grown but knowing what I know now, I would never have immunized them. Maybe tetanus since we live in the country and are always working outdoors and doing construction. I’m not doing any more except for possibly tetanus.
The problem is, they might not be providing 'just Tetanus' anymore. I was due for a booster (this is probably 10 years ago) the doc came in with a needle loaded, and just before getting into position tells me it's a combo-vaccine (pertussis iirc, probably DtaP) playing it off like I got some deal of two for the price of one. Long story short I left without getting one (despite their pleas that the shot would be wasted now), given a pamphlet to read that was basically just marketing.
That forever changed my perspective on the modern medical world, way too much product pushing and treating the patient like a consumer rather than a patient...I even had pertussis a year or two prior for natural immunity, it was all so far removed from personalized care.
My kids are grown but knowing what I know now, I would never have immunized them. Maybe tetanus since we live in the country and are always working outdoors and doing construction. I’m not doing any more except for possibly tetanus.
The problem is, they might not be providing 'just Tetanus' anymore. I was due for a booster (this is probably 10 years ago) the doc came in with a needle loaded, and just before getting into position tells me it's a combo-vaccine (pertussis iirc, probably DtaP) playing it off like I got some deal of two for the price of one. Long story short I left without getting one (despite their pleas that the shot would be wasted now), given a pamphlet to read that was basically just marketing.
That forever changed my perspective on the modern medical world, way too much product pushing and treating the patient like a consumer rather than a patient...I even had pertussis a year or two prior for natural immunity, it was all so far removed from personalized care.
Yeah, I was forced to get the DtaP last time, about 5 years ago. I didn’t know to ask for just tetanus, but I’m sure I couldn’t have gotten it either.