it was midnight when my phone rang I was still awake reading the comments people
still awake reading the comments people
still awake reading the comments people were leaving on my latest blog post in
were leaving on my latest blog post in
were leaving on my latest blog post in what seemed like an unending stream it
what seemed like an unending stream it
what seemed like an unending stream it was CNN on the phone letting me know
was CNN on the phone letting me know
was CNN on the phone letting me know that Anderson Cooper wanted to cover my
that Anderson Cooper wanted to cover my
that Anderson Cooper wanted to cover my latest story that I published just hours
latest story that I published just hours
latest story that I published just hours before by morning most the major news
before by morning most the major news
before by morning most the major news stations had called this was 2015 there
stations had called this was 2015 there
stations had called this was 2015 there had just been a major measles outbreak
had just been a major measles outbreak
had just been a major measles outbreak at Disneyland resulting in 125 people
at Disneyland resulting in 125 people
at Disneyland resulting in 125 people contracting this dangerous disease a
contracting this dangerous disease a
contracting this dangerous disease a pediatrician in my community wrote a
pediatrician in my community wrote a
pediatrician in my community wrote a letter explaining that his family had
letter explaining that his family had
letter explaining that his family had been exposed to the measles by an
been exposed to the measles by an
been exposed to the measles by an unvaccinated child his three-year-old
unvaccinated child his three-year-old
unvaccinated child his three-year-old daughter had leukemia and his 10 month
daughter had leukemia and his 10 month
daughter had leukemia and his 10 month old son was too young to be vaccinated
old son was too young to be vaccinated
old son was too young to be vaccinated against the measles if his immune
against the measles if his immune
against the measles if his immune compromised daughter contracted the
compromised daughter contracted the
compromised daughter contracted the measles there could be devastating
measles there could be devastating
measles there could be devastating life-threatening consequences I was so
life-threatening consequences I was so
life-threatening consequences I was so touched by his story and plea for
touched by his story and plea for
touched by his story and plea for parents to vaccinate their children that
parents to vaccinate their children that
parents to vaccinate their children that I published his letter on my pediatric
I published his letter on my pediatric
I published his letter on my pediatric health side kid nurse so that it could
health side kid nurse so that it could
health side kid nurse so that it could be shared beyond our community within 24
be shared beyond our community within 24
be shared beyond our community within 24 hours my site had crashed three times
hours my site had crashed three times
hours my site had crashed three times due to the hundreds of thousands of
due to the hundreds of thousands of
due to the hundreds of thousands of readers from over 200 countries across
readers from over 200 countries across
readers from over 200 countries across the globe my name is Danny stringer I’m
the globe my name is Danny stringer I’m
the globe my name is Danny stringer I’m also known as the kid nurse this was a
also known as the kid nurse this was a
also known as the kid nurse this was a nickname born back in my college days
nickname born back in my college days
nickname born back in my college days due to its double meaning at the time I
due to its double meaning at the time I
due to its double meaning at the time I was a nurse learning to take care of
was a nurse learning to take care of
was a nurse learning to take care of kids by specializing in Pediatrics but
kids by specializing in Pediatrics but
kids by specializing in Pediatrics but really I was a kid myself I became a
really I was a kid myself I became a
really I was a kid myself I became a registered nurse at the age of 17
registered nurse at the age of 17
registered nurse at the age of 17 then I earned my master’s degree and
then I earned my master’s degree and
then I earned my master’s degree and became a pediatric nurse practitioner by
became a pediatric nurse practitioner by
became a pediatric nurse practitioner by 18 this made me the youngest nurse
18 this made me the youngest nurse
18 this made me the youngest nurse practitioner in the world so truly
practitioner in the world so truly
practitioner in the world so truly that’s how my story is the kid nurse
that’s how my story is the kid nurse
that’s how my story is the kid nurse began I’ve had the honour of caring for
began I’ve had the honour of caring for
began I’ve had the honour of caring for thousands of children over the past six
thousands of children over the past six
thousands of children over the past six years during my time in practice I’ve
years during my time in practice I’ve
years during my time in practice I’ve discovered that parents desperately need
discovered that parents desperately need
discovered that parents desperately need access to quality pediatric information
access to quality pediatric information
access to quality pediatric information online I decided to solve this by
online I decided to solve this by
online I decided to solve this by bringing the education I was giving
bringing the education I was giving
bringing the education I was giving every day in my exam room to the online
every day in my exam room to the online
every day in my exam room to the online world and that’s how the kid nurse blog
world and that’s how the kid nurse blog
world and that’s how the kid nurse blog was born I started by tackling a topic
was born I started by tackling a topic
was born I started by tackling a topic that was very personal to me the title
that was very personal to me the title
that was very personal to me the title of my first post was my
of my first post was my
of my first post was my journey leaving the anti-vaccination
journey leaving the anti-vaccination
journey leaving the anti-vaccination movement i admitted to the world that
movement i admitted to the world that
movement i admitted to the world that day that before becoming a pediatric
day that before becoming a pediatric
day that before becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner i considered myself
nurse practitioner i considered myself
nurse practitioner i considered myself to be highly skeptical of vaccinations
to be highly skeptical of vaccinations
to be highly skeptical of vaccinations growing up I’d heard all the most
growing up I’d heard all the most
growing up I’d heard all the most notorious accusations against vaccines
notorious accusations against vaccines
notorious accusations against vaccines autism mercury government agendas big
autism mercury government agendas big
autism mercury government agendas big pharma you name it I’ll never forget the
pharma you name it I’ll never forget the
pharma you name it I’ll never forget the conversation I had with my mom when I
conversation I had with my mom when I
conversation I had with my mom when I told her my desired career choice
told her my desired career choice
told her my desired career choice that’s wonderful she said but you do
that’s wonderful she said but you do
that’s wonderful she said but you do realize you’ll have to give vaccines
realize you’ll have to give vaccines
realize you’ll have to give vaccines right the drawback of administering
right the drawback of administering
right the drawback of administering vaccines nearly made me choose a
vaccines nearly made me choose a
vaccines nearly made me choose a different specialty and reasonably so as
different specialty and reasonably so as
different specialty and reasonably so as I didn’t want to be responsible for
I didn’t want to be responsible for
I didn’t want to be responsible for giving something to children I didn’t
giving something to children I didn’t
giving something to children I didn’t believe in conflicted as I was at the
believe in conflicted as I was at the
believe in conflicted as I was at the time I decided to move forward with my
time I decided to move forward with my
time I decided to move forward with my nursing education and cross the vaccine
nursing education and cross the vaccine
nursing education and cross the vaccine bridge when I get got there now you may
bridge when I get got there now you may
bridge when I get got there now you may be thinking doesn’t everyone get
be thinking doesn’t everyone get
be thinking doesn’t everyone get vaccinated isn’t it required
vaccinated isn’t it required
vaccinated isn’t it required understandably
understandably
understandably many people are confused that some
many people are confused that some
many people are confused that some parents would be hesitant about arguably
parents would be hesitant about arguably
parents would be hesitant about arguably the greatest public health invention of
the greatest public health invention of
the greatest public health invention of our time but over the past 20 years
our time but over the past 20 years
our time but over the past 20 years vaccine hesitancy has been growing
vaccine hesitancy has been growing
vaccine hesitancy has been growing typically vaccine hesitant parents delay
typically vaccine hesitant parents delay
typically vaccine hesitant parents delay or refuse vaccines due to their concerns
or refuse vaccines due to their concerns
or refuse vaccines due to their concerns for most pediatric providers this is
for most pediatric providers this is
for most pediatric providers this is something we encounter on a daily basis
something we encounter on a daily basis
something we encounter on a daily basis and frankly many of my health care
and frankly many of my health care
and frankly many of my health care counterparts are very frustrated by this
counterparts are very frustrated by this
counterparts are very frustrated by this writing that first blog post was pivotal
writing that first blog post was pivotal
writing that first blog post was pivotal for me not only did I admit that I was
for me not only did I admit that I was
for me not only did I admit that I was once vaccine hesitant but I had changed
once vaccine hesitant but I had changed
once vaccine hesitant but I had changed my mind I’m the oldest of four children
my mind I’m the oldest of four children
my mind I’m the oldest of four children born two loving parents when I was a
born two loving parents when I was a
born two loving parents when I was a baby my mom vaccinated me due to her
baby my mom vaccinated me due to her
baby my mom vaccinated me due to her pediatricians recommendation then she
pediatricians recommendation then she
pediatricians recommendation then she vaccinated my little sister by the time
vaccinated my little sister by the time
vaccinated my little sister by the time my second sister was born the voice of
my second sister was born the voice of
my second sister was born the voice of the vaccine hesitant movement was
the vaccine hesitant movement was
the vaccine hesitant movement was growing and as a result she received
growing and as a result she received
growing and as a result she received very few vaccinations by the time my
very few vaccinations by the time my
very few vaccinations by the time my brother was born he received almost none
brother was born he received almost none
brother was born he received almost none at all
at all
at all now as I found myself pursuing my
now as I found myself pursuing my
now as I found myself pursuing my master’s degree in coming up with topics
master’s degree in coming up with topics
master’s degree in coming up with topics for my thesis I wanted to write about
for my thesis I wanted to write about
for my thesis I wanted to write about what I had heard from the vaccine
what I had heard from the vaccine
what I had heard from the vaccine hesitant community in which I had grown
hesitant community in which I had grown
hesitant community in which I had grown up I was ready to study the adverse
up I was ready to study the adverse
up I was ready to study the adverse effects of vaccinations and all the
effects of vaccinations and all the
effects of vaccinations and all the children suffering from them I wanted to
children suffering from them I wanted to
children suffering from them I wanted to represent those opinions to the
represent those opinions to the
represent those opinions to the scientific community I was now a part
scientific community I was now a part
scientific community I was now a part I confided my thoughts to one kind
I confided my thoughts to one kind
I confided my thoughts to one kind professor who simply told me that if I
professor who simply told me that if I
professor who simply told me that if I wanted to complete my thesis on that
wanted to complete my thesis on that
wanted to complete my thesis on that topic I better start researching her
topic I better start researching her
topic I better start researching her words were void of ridicule and judgment
words were void of ridicule and judgment
words were void of ridicule and judgment she just told me to do the work so I did
she just told me to do the work so I did
she just told me to do the work so I did and that’s when I started to change my
and that’s when I started to change my
and that’s when I started to change my mind I couldn’t find enough
mind I couldn’t find enough
mind I couldn’t find enough substantiated peer-reviewed evidence to
substantiated peer-reviewed evidence to
substantiated peer-reviewed evidence to indicate that vaccines were harming
indicate that vaccines were harming
indicate that vaccines were harming children but I was learning a lot about
children but I was learning a lot about
children but I was learning a lot about the power that vaccines have to save
the power that vaccines have to save
the power that vaccines have to save lives this was further validated once I
lives this was further validated once I
lives this was further validated once I was personally responsible for caring
was personally responsible for caring
was personally responsible for caring for children with preventable infectious
for children with preventable infectious
for children with preventable infectious disease I studied a child whose arms and
disease I studied a child whose arms and
disease I studied a child whose arms and legs had been amputated after meningitis
legs had been amputated after meningitis
legs had been amputated after meningitis nearly cost him his life I monitored a
nearly cost him his life I monitored a
nearly cost him his life I monitored a five week old in the hospital with
five week old in the hospital with
five week old in the hospital with pertussis desperately hoping that she
pertussis desperately hoping that she
pertussis desperately hoping that she would get better I admitted a toddler to
would get better I admitted a toddler to
would get better I admitted a toddler to the ICU with such severe dehydration
the ICU with such severe dehydration
the ICU with such severe dehydration from rotavirus that his pale limp body
from rotavirus that his pale limp body
from rotavirus that his pale limp body was nearly lifeless before being revived
was nearly lifeless before being revived
was nearly lifeless before being revived and I saw the devastation in his
and I saw the devastation in his
and I saw the devastation in his mother’s eyes when she realized a
mother’s eyes when she realized a
mother’s eyes when she realized a vaccine she had turned down would have
vaccine she had turned down would have
vaccine she had turned down would have prevented his illness I even met a
prevented his illness I even met a
prevented his illness I even met a distant relative who had been paralyzed
distant relative who had been paralyzed
distant relative who had been paralyzed most of his life on account of polio no
most of his life on account of polio no
most of his life on account of polio no longer weary of giving vaccines I
longer weary of giving vaccines I
longer weary of giving vaccines I pursued the field of Pediatrics without
pursued the field of Pediatrics without
pursued the field of Pediatrics without pause it would be several years before I
pause it would be several years before I
pause it would be several years before I returned to the idea of writing about
returned to the idea of writing about
returned to the idea of writing about vaccines publicly with that first post
vaccines publicly with that first post
vaccines publicly with that first post on kid nurse and I was met with comments
on kid nurse and I was met with comments
on kid nurse and I was met with comments like these it would be fair to say that
like these it would be fair to say that
like these it would be fair to say that I had experienced the full force of the
I had experienced the full force of the
I had experienced the full force of the vitriolic online vaccine debate I had
vitriolic online vaccine debate I had
vitriolic online vaccine debate I had one and a half million readers come to
one and a half million readers come to
one and a half million readers come to kid nurse that first year and I was so
kid nurse that first year and I was so
kid nurse that first year and I was so disheartened by the amount of hate and
disheartened by the amount of hate and
disheartened by the amount of hate and anger but as you can see the hate and
anger but as you can see the hate and
anger but as you can see the hate and anger didn’t just come from people that
anger didn’t just come from people that
anger didn’t just come from people that were against vaccines the animosity is
were against vaccines the animosity is
were against vaccines the animosity is definitely two-sided I encountered some
definitely two-sided I encountered some
definitely two-sided I encountered some who are very dogmatic in their activism
who are very dogmatic in their activism
who are very dogmatic in their activism for vaccinations they came across in
for vaccinations they came across in
for vaccinations they came across in some of their comments as though they
some of their comments as though they
some of their comments as though they are carrying the banner of vaccine
are carrying the banner of vaccine
are carrying the banner of vaccine science with an almost righteous fervor
science with an almost righteous fervor
science with an almost righteous fervor perhaps the issue with this group was
perhaps the issue with this group was
perhaps the issue with this group was not the principles of vaccine science
not the principles of vaccine science
not the principles of vaccine science but the delivery of their message
but the delivery of their message
but the delivery of their message dogmatism is the tendency to lay down
dogmatism is the tendency to lay down
dogmatism is the tendency to lay down principles is incontrovertibly true
principles is incontrovertibly true
principles is incontrovertibly true without consideration of evidence or the
without consideration of evidence or the
without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others but here’s the
opinions of others but here’s the
opinions of others but here’s the problem good science is not dogmatic the
problem good science is not dogmatic the
problem good science is not dogmatic the reason we love science is because it’s
reason we love science is because it’s
reason we love science is because it’s ever-evolving
ever-evolving
ever-evolving morphing into more and more discoveries
morphing into more and more discoveries
morphing into more and more discoveries of the world around us I am thankful
of the world around us I am thankful
of the world around us I am thankful that these advances include vaccines we
that these advances include vaccines we
that these advances include vaccines we still have terrible infectious diseases
still have terrible infectious diseases
still have terrible infectious diseases plaguing our planet I believe
plaguing our planet I believe
plaguing our planet I believe wholeheartedly that science will unlock
wholeheartedly that science will unlock
wholeheartedly that science will unlock more vaccine cures for a dying and
more vaccine cures for a dying and
more vaccine cures for a dying and broken world the same power that
broken world the same power that
broken world the same power that eradicated smallpox controlled the
eradicated smallpox controlled the
eradicated smallpox controlled the ravage of polio measles diphtheria and
ravage of polio measles diphtheria and
ravage of polio measles diphtheria and so many others will allow us to tackling
so many others will allow us to tackling
so many others will allow us to tackling malaria HIV possibly even Alzheimer’s
malaria HIV possibly even Alzheimer’s
malaria HIV possibly even Alzheimer’s can you even imagine how that could
can you even imagine how that could
can you even imagine how that could change the world
change the world
change the world but with this overwhelming power that
but with this overwhelming power that
but with this overwhelming power that science holds we have to also
science holds we have to also
science holds we have to also acknowledge that it can unlock flaws no
acknowledge that it can unlock flaws no
acknowledge that it can unlock flaws no biological agent will ever be perfect
biological agent will ever be perfect
biological agent will ever be perfect immunizations are not an exception to
immunizations are not an exception to
immunizations are not an exception to this because of that history and our
this because of that history and our
this because of that history and our inability to ever achieve perfection we
inability to ever achieve perfection we
inability to ever achieve perfection we cannot become arrogant with our
cannot become arrogant with our
cannot become arrogant with our vaccination beliefs the vaccine debate
vaccination beliefs the vaccine debate
vaccination beliefs the vaccine debate in America is undeniably broken what
in America is undeniably broken what
in America is undeniably broken what I’ve learned is that the science speaks
I’ve learned is that the science speaks
I’ve learned is that the science speaks for itself but kindness speaks even
for itself but kindness speaks even
for itself but kindness speaks even louder
louder
louder what if we could depolarize the
what if we could depolarize the
what if we could depolarize the discussion so that the very parents that
discussion so that the very parents that
discussion so that the very parents that need to learn the most about
need to learn the most about
need to learn the most about vaccinations weren’t scared away what if
vaccinations weren’t scared away what if
vaccinations weren’t scared away what if we believed that the way we communicate
we believed that the way we communicate
we believed that the way we communicate about vaccines is equally important as
about vaccines is equally important as
about vaccines is equally important as the information we deliver vaccinating
the information we deliver vaccinating
the information we deliver vaccinating your children just because your
your children just because your
your children just because your pediatric provider tells you to is not
pediatric provider tells you to is not
pediatric provider tells you to is not necessarily the modem of improper Rinda
necessarily the modem of improper Rinda
necessarily the modem of improper Rinda anymore we have to acknowledge that many
anymore we have to acknowledge that many
anymore we have to acknowledge that many people in this current generation of
people in this current generation of
people in this current generation of parents are fearful of vaccines it’s
parents are fearful of vaccines it’s
parents are fearful of vaccines it’s time to change the conversation what if
time to change the conversation what if
time to change the conversation what if this was not about being Pro vaccine
this was not about being Pro vaccine
this was not about being Pro vaccine versus anti vaccine how do you truly
versus anti vaccine how do you truly
versus anti vaccine how do you truly even define those groups pushing people
even define those groups pushing people
even define those groups pushing people into one
into one
into one category or the other is not accurately
category or the other is not accurately
category or the other is not accurately identifying parents viewpoints in many
identifying parents viewpoints in many
identifying parents viewpoints in many cases I believe these categorizations go
cases I believe these categorizations go
cases I believe these categorizations go beyond mislabeling to become a villain
beyond mislabeling to become a villain
beyond mislabeling to become a villain ization of well intended parents in
ization of well intended parents in
ization of well intended parents in practice I find that parents generally
practice I find that parents generally
practice I find that parents generally fall into three categories vaccine
fall into three categories vaccine
fall into three categories vaccine advocates are parents who believe in
advocates are parents who believe in
advocates are parents who believe in vaccines strongly enough that they
vaccines strongly enough that they
vaccines strongly enough that they advise family and friends to vaccinate
advise family and friends to vaccinate
advise family and friends to vaccinate as well vaccine compliant parents
as well vaccine compliant parents
as well vaccine compliant parents vaccinate due to school or state
vaccinate due to school or state
vaccinate due to school or state requirements or the professional or
requirements or the professional or
requirements or the professional or personal recommendation of others but
personal recommendation of others but
personal recommendation of others but they may still have unvoiced or
they may still have unvoiced or
they may still have unvoiced or unanswered questions about vaccines and
unanswered questions about vaccines and
unanswered questions about vaccines and vaccine hesitancy delay or refuse
vaccine hesitancy delay or refuse
vaccine hesitancy delay or refuse vaccines until their concerns are
vaccines until their concerns are
vaccines until their concerns are resolved what if we could stop reducing
resolved what if we could stop reducing
resolved what if we could stop reducing the vaccine debate to an all-or-nothing
the vaccine debate to an all-or-nothing
the vaccine debate to an all-or-nothing conversation parents can fall into
conversation parents can fall into
conversation parents can fall into different categories of vaccine
different categories of vaccine
different categories of vaccine acceptance regarding different
acceptance regarding different
acceptance regarding different immunizations just because we hear a
immunizations just because we hear a
immunizations just because we hear a mother who has a concern about one
mother who has a concern about one
mother who has a concern about one vaccine doesn’t mean that she has a
vaccine doesn’t mean that she has a
vaccine doesn’t mean that she has a concern about all of them when we hear
concern about all of them when we hear
concern about all of them when we hear concerns from parents we have to resist
concerns from parents we have to resist
concerns from parents we have to resist automatically assuming that they’re
automatically assuming that they’re
automatically assuming that they’re resistant to all vaccines and just
resistant to all vaccines and just
resistant to all vaccines and just because a parent is fearful or confused
because a parent is fearful or confused
because a parent is fearful or confused about vaccines doesn’t make them a bad
about vaccines doesn’t make them a bad
about vaccines doesn’t make them a bad person or bad parent
person or bad parent
person or bad parent I was not a bad person when I was
I was not a bad person when I was
I was not a bad person when I was vaccine hesitant my parents were not bad
vaccine hesitant my parents were not bad
vaccine hesitant my parents were not bad parents when they were vaccine hesitant
parents when they were vaccine hesitant
parents when they were vaccine hesitant parents should individually assess and
parents should individually assess and
parents should individually assess and ask questions about all vaccines as they
ask questions about all vaccines as they
ask questions about all vaccines as they seek to protect their children health
seek to protect their children health
seek to protect their children health care providers need to support them with
care providers need to support them with
care providers need to support them with information and support and compassion
information and support and compassion
information and support and compassion as they do this as I’ve personally
as they do this as I’ve personally
as they do this as I’ve personally learned sometimes change takes time the
learned sometimes change takes time the
learned sometimes change takes time the vaccine debate always boils down to this
vaccine debate always boils down to this
vaccine debate always boils down to this question what is the risk and what is
question what is the risk and what is
question what is the risk and what is the benefit I really started to change
the benefit I really started to change
the benefit I really started to change my mind about vaccines when I looked at
my mind about vaccines when I looked at
my mind about vaccines when I looked at the ratio of risk to benefit this is the
the ratio of risk to benefit this is the
the ratio of risk to benefit this is the real numbers behind what so often gets
real numbers behind what so often gets
real numbers behind what so often gets lost in the yelling and insults first I
lost in the yelling and insults first I
lost in the yelling and insults first I had to learn that the true risk of
had to learn that the true risk of
had to learn that the true risk of giving vaccines is so small it’s almost
giving vaccines is so small it’s almost
giving vaccines is so small it’s almost incalculable what if we could teach
incalculable what if we could teach
incalculable what if we could teach parents that they risk far more by
parents that they risk far more by
parents that they risk far more by putting their children in the car and
putting their children in the car and
putting their children in the car and driving them to the
driving them to the
driving them to the pediatric office then actually giving
pediatric office then actually giving
pediatric office then actually giving them immunizations when they got their
them immunizations when they got their
them immunizations when they got their parents should also know that their
parents should also know that their
parents should also know that their children are a hundred times more likely
children are a hundred times more likely
children are a hundred times more likely to be struck by lightning than to have a
to be struck by lightning than to have a
to be struck by lightning than to have a serious vaccine reaction the
serious vaccine reaction the
serious vaccine reaction the immunization schedule does not overload
immunization schedule does not overload
immunization schedule does not overload the immune system we now protect against
the immune system we now protect against
the immune system we now protect against twice as many diseases as we did in the
twice as many diseases as we did in the
twice as many diseases as we did in the 1980s with a 97% less load on the immune
1980s with a 97% less load on the immune
1980s with a 97% less load on the immune system due to the decreased antigen
system due to the decreased antigen
system due to the decreased antigen count in today’s vaccines and finally
count in today’s vaccines and finally
count in today’s vaccines and finally everyone needs to know that vaccines do
everyone needs to know that vaccines do
everyone needs to know that vaccines do not cause autism in the thousands of
not cause autism in the thousands of
not cause autism in the thousands of vaccines I have given to children I have
vaccines I have given to children I have
vaccines I have given to children I have never seen a serious adverse reaction
never seen a serious adverse reaction
never seen a serious adverse reaction and then we have the benefits they are
and then we have the benefits they are
and then we have the benefits they are very calculable vaccines save the lives
very calculable vaccines save the lives
very calculable vaccines save the lives of 6 million children across the world
of 6 million children across the world
of 6 million children across the world every year but what does that really
every year but what does that really
every year but what does that really mean to us especially here in America
mean to us especially here in America
mean to us especially here in America when most of us have never seen such
when most of us have never seen such
when most of us have never seen such diseases before that death toll will
diseases before that death toll will
diseases before that death toll will always be a far away number until we
always be a far away number until we
always be a far away number until we understand the unspeakable importance of
understand the unspeakable importance of
understand the unspeakable importance of one one infant with pertussis struggling
one one infant with pertussis struggling
one one infant with pertussis struggling to breathe the sound of those gasps for
to breathe the sound of those gasps for
to breathe the sound of those gasps for air once experienced can never be
air once experienced can never be
air once experienced can never be unheard one child forever disabled one
unheard one child forever disabled one
unheard one child forever disabled one child with cancer whose health is left
child with cancer whose health is left
child with cancer whose health is left to the mercy of those who hold the power
to the mercy of those who hold the power
to the mercy of those who hold the power to vaccinate one look into the eyes of
to vaccinate one look into the eyes of
to vaccinate one look into the eyes of grieving parents parents who would do
grieving parents parents who would do
grieving parents parents who would do anything to go back and make a different
anything to go back and make a different
anything to go back and make a different decision now that they know a vaccine
decision now that they know a vaccine
decision now that they know a vaccine could have avoided so much pain and
could have avoided so much pain and
could have avoided so much pain and suffering you don’t understand vaccines
suffering you don’t understand vaccines
suffering you don’t understand vaccines until you understand the people they
until you understand the people they
until you understand the people they save I know because I’ve seen it I’ve
save I know because I’ve seen it I’ve
save I know because I’ve seen it I’ve walked through these devastating
walked through these devastating
walked through these devastating situations with real patients and real
situations with real patients and real
situations with real patients and real families every one of those situations
families every one of those situations
families every one of those situations changed my world for example these are
changed my world for example these are
changed my world for example these are some of the children of friends who have
some of the children of friends who have
some of the children of friends who have been personally impacted by preventable
been personally impacted by preventable
been personally impacted by preventable infectious diseases this sweet little
infectious diseases this sweet little
infectious diseases this sweet little boy contracted the measles after a
boy contracted the measles after a
boy contracted the measles after a family trip to Disneyland he was only
family trip to Disneyland he was only
family trip to Disneyland he was only four months old at the time this brave
four months old at the time this brave
four months old at the time this brave brave boy has spent over half of his
brave boy has spent over half of his
brave boy has spent over half of his life fighting cancer to
life fighting cancer to
life fighting cancer to citing not to vaccinate directly impacts
citing not to vaccinate directly impacts
citing not to vaccinate directly impacts hurt immunity which directly impacts him
hurt immunity which directly impacts him
hurt immunity which directly impacts him and this beautiful beautiful baby
and this beautiful beautiful baby
and this beautiful beautiful baby contracted pertussis also known as
contracted pertussis also known as
contracted pertussis also known as whooping cough this is one of the last
whooping cough this is one of the last
whooping cough this is one of the last pictures his mother took with him before
pictures his mother took with him before
pictures his mother took with him before he passed away the plausible risk of
he passed away the plausible risk of
he passed away the plausible risk of damaging lives through vaccinations is
damaging lives through vaccinations is
damaging lives through vaccinations is so small next to the comparison of
so small next to the comparison of
so small next to the comparison of saving the lives of millions of children
saving the lives of millions of children
saving the lives of millions of children there is no comparison you know what I
there is no comparison you know what I
there is no comparison you know what I pray for each of the parents I work with
pray for each of the parents I work with
pray for each of the parents I work with I pray that they never ever see the day
I pray that they never ever see the day
I pray that they never ever see the day that they have to bury a child that they
that they have to bury a child that they
that they have to bury a child that they never experienced the permanent
never experienced the permanent
never experienced the permanent paralyzing grief of death you know who
paralyzing grief of death you know who
paralyzing grief of death you know who also prayed the same prayer every
also prayed the same prayer every
also prayed the same prayer every generation of parents preceding us who
generation of parents preceding us who
generation of parents preceding us who came face-to-face with deadly infectious
came face-to-face with deadly infectious
came face-to-face with deadly infectious disease vaccines are the very solution
disease vaccines are the very solution
disease vaccines are the very solution that they fought and prayed so hard for
that they fought and prayed so hard for
that they fought and prayed so hard for I’ve decided that I’m not going to be so
I’ve decided that I’m not going to be so
I’ve decided that I’m not going to be so tricked into fearing the solution that I
tricked into fearing the solution that I
tricked into fearing the solution that I forget the enemy that infectious disease
forget the enemy that infectious disease
forget the enemy that infectious disease is to our children I’m a healer I’ve
is to our children I’m a healer I’ve
is to our children I’m a healer I’ve spent half of my life studying and
spent half of my life studying and
spent half of my life studying and working to fix children and their
working to fix children and their
working to fix children and their families it’s a gift but it comes at a
families it’s a gift but it comes at a
families it’s a gift but it comes at a cost in its essence my job is to fix
cost in its essence my job is to fix
cost in its essence my job is to fix childhood death and disease that’s
childhood death and disease that’s
childhood death and disease that’s devastating because children aren’t
devastating because children aren’t
devastating because children aren’t supposed to die they’re not supposed to
supposed to die they’re not supposed to
supposed to die they’re not supposed to face crippling illness and families are
face crippling illness and families are
face crippling illness and families are not supposed to face the despair of this
not supposed to face the despair of this
not supposed to face the despair of this reality but they still do
reality but they still do
reality but they still do practicing pediatric medicine means that
practicing pediatric medicine means that
practicing pediatric medicine means that we will do anything and everything we
we will do anything and everything we
we will do anything and everything we can to fight death and disease in the
can to fight death and disease in the
can to fight death and disease in the lives of the children we serve we stand
lives of the children we serve we stand
lives of the children we serve we stand in the gap we believe for the best we
in the gap we believe for the best we
in the gap we believe for the best we accept the crying broken exhausted
accept the crying broken exhausted
accept the crying broken exhausted parents and tell them that they are
parents and tell them that they are
parents and tell them that they are stronger than they know we reject guilt
stronger than they know we reject guilt
stronger than they know we reject guilt we empower parents to be the leaders
we empower parents to be the leaders
we empower parents to be the leaders that their children need we are the
that their children need we are the
that their children need we are the resounding voice that says it’s going to
resounding voice that says it’s going to
resounding voice that says it’s going to be okay and as Henry Beecher said we
be okay and as Henry Beecher said we
be okay and as Henry Beecher said we believe that children are the hands by
believe that children are the hands by
believe that children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven whether
which we take hold of heaven whether
which we take hold of heaven whether it’s stewarding the
it’s stewarding the
it’s stewarding the piece of heaven that they bring to us or
piece of heaven that they bring to us or
piece of heaven that they bring to us or rarely assuring it back we love children
rarely assuring it back we love children
rarely assuring it back we love children we don’t do Pediatrics because it’s job
we don’t do Pediatrics because it’s job
we don’t do Pediatrics because it’s job we do it because we love it ultimately I
we do it because we love it ultimately I
we do it because we love it ultimately I changed my mind about vaccines because I
changed my mind about vaccines because I
changed my mind about vaccines because I discovered they’re one of the strongest
discovered they’re one of the strongest
discovered they’re one of the strongest tools I have to accomplish my mission I
tools I have to accomplish my mission I
tools I have to accomplish my mission I believe in vaccines because I can tell
believe in vaccines because I can tell
believe in vaccines because I can tell you the cost of losing our children to
you the cost of losing our children to
you the cost of losing our children to preventable infectious disease is
preventable infectious disease is
preventable infectious disease is incalculable sure we have the numbers
incalculable sure we have the numbers
incalculable sure we have the numbers history tells us that vaccines have
history tells us that vaccines have
history tells us that vaccines have saved millions but honestly what I’ve
saved millions but honestly what I’ve
saved millions but honestly what I’ve learned in practice has taught me that
learned in practice has taught me that
learned in practice has taught me that saving the life of one child is enough
saving the life of one child is enough
saving the life of one child is enough thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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