Offering a startlingly candid view into the philosophy guiding vaccine recommendations under the Trump administration, the leader of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional, offered only in consultation with a clinician.Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who is chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said that he did have “concerns” that some children might die of measles or become paralyzed with polio as a result of a choice not to vaccinate. But, he said, “I also am saddened when people die of alcoholic diseases,”..
In the case of an infectious disease, a personal choice to decline a vaccine may also affect others, including infants who are too young to be vaccinated or people who are immunocompromised. But a person’s right to reject a vaccine supersedes those risks, Dr. Milhoan said.“If there is no choice, then informed consent is an illusion,” he said. “Without consent it is medical battery.”
I'm a polio survivor with residual impairment. The attitude of this man in a position of authority is deplorable.
Being a member of a civilization it's not all "get" to be a member you must also give and sometimes that means you have to do things you don't want to do.
ReplyDeleteThe attitude displayed by our current government is the same attitude that a two-year-old may display with a piece of candy.