Dr. Joel Warsh
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yeah or just just just move forward it's not about blaming anybody there's no shame in this we we know what we know and then we know more in the future and nobody's taking away vaccines but we want safer vaccines we want better vaccines we want more research on vaccines so that way in a decade or two decades we have better vaccines than we have today we have lower risk of side effects whatever those might be and we have more data
For that, it really goes back to my philosophy on vaccines are everything, which is informed consent. And I, as I said, I don't tell people what to do. I never do. I don't tell people what to do in the book. I don't think that we should. I don't think that's reasonable. I think it's a doctor's job to inform and to discuss and let parents make the best decision that's for them.
For that, it really goes back to my philosophy on vaccines are everything, which is informed consent. And I, as I said, I don't tell people what to do. I never do. I don't tell people what to do in the book. I don't think that we should. I don't think that's reasonable. I think it's a doctor's job to inform and to discuss and let parents make the best decision that's for them.
For that, it really goes back to my philosophy on vaccines are everything, which is informed consent. And I, as I said, I don't tell people what to do. I never do. I don't tell people what to do in the book. I don't think that we should. I don't think that's reasonable. I think it's a doctor's job to inform and to discuss and let parents make the best decision that's for them.
The only thing that a doctor can recommend currently is the CDC schedule. And so if individuals want to follow the CDC schedule, I think that's fine and reasonable for them to do. I think that it would be extremely arrogant of me to say that I know better than the CDC or I should tell them to do something different than the CDC should do based on my own personal knowledge.
The only thing that a doctor can recommend currently is the CDC schedule. And so if individuals want to follow the CDC schedule, I think that's fine and reasonable for them to do. I think that it would be extremely arrogant of me to say that I know better than the CDC or I should tell them to do something different than the CDC should do based on my own personal knowledge.
The only thing that a doctor can recommend currently is the CDC schedule. And so if individuals want to follow the CDC schedule, I think that's fine and reasonable for them to do. I think that it would be extremely arrogant of me to say that I know better than the CDC or I should tell them to do something different than the CDC should do based on my own personal knowledge.
But I don't feel that people should be forced to do anything and we should have discussions and parents should be able to do whatever they feel is right for them. I have patients in my office that follow the CDC schedule. I have lots of patients that go on a slower schedule and I have some patients that don't do any vaccines. Most people that come do want to vaccinate.
But I don't feel that people should be forced to do anything and we should have discussions and parents should be able to do whatever they feel is right for them. I have patients in my office that follow the CDC schedule. I have lots of patients that go on a slower schedule and I have some patients that don't do any vaccines. Most people that come do want to vaccinate.
But I don't feel that people should be forced to do anything and we should have discussions and parents should be able to do whatever they feel is right for them. I have patients in my office that follow the CDC schedule. I have lots of patients that go on a slower schedule and I have some patients that don't do any vaccines. Most people that come do want to vaccinate.
Most people do end up vaccinating and many do some sort of a slower schedule. And so we can certainly talk about that. But there is no studied or researched or specific slow schedule. It's really just personal choice of how quickly you want to go, how many you want to do and how you weigh the risks and the benefits of any any given vaccine. And that is how people go about things.
Most people do end up vaccinating and many do some sort of a slower schedule. And so we can certainly talk about that. But there is no studied or researched or specific slow schedule. It's really just personal choice of how quickly you want to go, how many you want to do and how you weigh the risks and the benefits of any any given vaccine. And that is how people go about things.
Most people do end up vaccinating and many do some sort of a slower schedule. And so we can certainly talk about that. But there is no studied or researched or specific slow schedule. It's really just personal choice of how quickly you want to go, how many you want to do and how you weigh the risks and the benefits of any any given vaccine. And that is how people go about things.
They're very different in different countries. So I talked about that at the end of the book a little bit. Most of the countries have a fairly similar schedule. I mean, most of the vaccines are the same, but they're done in a different order. Not everything is required that we require here. So a lot of countries don't require hep B or hep A. A lot of countries don't require chickenpox.
They're very different in different countries. So I talked about that at the end of the book a little bit. Most of the countries have a fairly similar schedule. I mean, most of the vaccines are the same, but they're done in a different order. Not everything is required that we require here. So a lot of countries don't require hep B or hep A. A lot of countries don't require chickenpox.
They're very different in different countries. So I talked about that at the end of the book a little bit. Most of the countries have a fairly similar schedule. I mean, most of the vaccines are the same, but they're done in a different order. Not everything is required that we require here. So a lot of countries don't require hep B or hep A. A lot of countries don't require chickenpox.
A lot of countries have measles, the MMR vaccine, on different schedules. So a lot of them do it later. And actually, our country is one of the few that doesn't do the meningitis shot early. A lot of countries actually do the meningitis shot earlier, the meningococcus. So there is and are different schedules out there, but they are fairly similar.
A lot of countries have measles, the MMR vaccine, on different schedules. So a lot of them do it later. And actually, our country is one of the few that doesn't do the meningitis shot early. A lot of countries actually do the meningitis shot earlier, the meningococcus. So there is and are different schedules out there, but they are fairly similar.
A lot of countries have measles, the MMR vaccine, on different schedules. So a lot of them do it later. And actually, our country is one of the few that doesn't do the meningitis shot early. A lot of countries actually do the meningitis shot earlier, the meningococcus. So there is and are different schedules out there, but they are fairly similar.
But when you're talking about a slow schedule, I think the way that I talk to parents about it is really weighing risks versus benefits of each vaccine. So what are you more likely to get? what is more likely to kill you or cause serious harm, what's going on in the community right now, versus what we know about any specific risks. And that is usually how people go about things.