The subject of vaccines is usually one of the most controversial in the world of parenthood. There are those who are firm and follow vaccination schedules to the letter, others tend to be a bit insecure but still apply them, while another group is totally against them.
And it is precisely because of this endless discussion that it has gone viral the statement of a pediatrician, who says that in his office there is no room for those who question the vaccination of their children.
The statement of pediatrician Michael Ginsberg of California, United States, is actually from 2015, when the measles outbreak occurred in Disneyland, after the disease had been eradicated in the North American country in the year 2000.
During that time many pediatricians began to deny service to children who were not vaccinated as a way to protect the other patients attending the consultation, especially to babies who attend their offices and have not yet received certain vaccines because of their age.
Now the pediatrician's statement, which was originally shared on the Facebook page The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, has become viral again because it was published again in imgur.
In my office you will vaccinate and vaccinate in time. You will not have your own scheme with more spaced times that increase the risk of your children getting sick or an adverse event.
I will not have any children who are spreading measles sitting in my waiting room. I will answer all your questions about vaccines and present the facts, but if you are not going to vaccinate your children then you will leave my office. I will fill out a report to Child Protective Services (even if it does not mean they will do something) due to negligence, too.
I have patients who are premature babies with weak lungs and hearts. I have children with congenital and complex heart disease. I have children who are receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia who cannot receive all their vaccines.
In summary, I have patients who have real special needs and real medical problems that could suffer severe damage or death Due to his magical belief that his son is more special than other children and that what is good for other children is not for his children. This pediatrician will not tolerate that. He has never done it, never will.
The doctor's position is very clear and although many have supported what he says, those who are not in favor of vaccines think that his words are a threat (especially to report them) and undermine his beliefs.
However, we must keep in mind the following: not vaccinating children puts everyone's health at risk. It is enough to remember the case of the six-year-old boy who suffered from leukemia and who died due to the measles that his brothers infected him, who were not vaccinated by decision of the parents.
Personally I am in favor of vaccines, and although perhaps the pediatrician's words may be strong, I think that no mother would like to take her newborn baby for consultation and sit next to an unvaccinated child with measles.
