Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans
by throwawayboise on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:06PM
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Newborns, esp. if breast feeding, do have something of an immune system. Still a good idea to avoid the doctor's office if you don't have to be there. They are disease cesspools. If it were me I'd wait outside in the car and have them call me on the phone when they had the treatment room cleaned and ready so I could pass quickly through the waiting room.
> It's similar to how a house fire can spread to neighboring houses regardless of the homeowner's preference to have it put out or not.
If I can make my house fireproof (analogy of being vaccinated) then I would not worry about my neighbor house not being fireproof catching fire and spread.
For example, in my area two years ago, measles made a return because of anti-vaxxer Facebook mommy groups. I needed to bring my days-old infant to the pediatrician for checkups all the while knowing measles lingers in the air for two hours and a pediatrician's office is the most likely place to harbor the virus. Fun times as a parent and a big shout out to all the selfish people endangering newborns with literally no immune system based on junk "science" when the facts are overwhelmingly clear in favor of vaccines.