Dr. Joel Warsh

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.

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.

And there's certainly whooping cough all the time. We see it in our communities. There is... Haemophilus influenzae is still around. With pertussis, yeah. So the pertussis part is probably the biggest part of that. I mean, there is still a little bit of tetanus, but that's pretty rare. Diphtheria is extremely rare these days, but we wouldn't want diphtheria to come back.

And there's certainly whooping cough all the time. We see it in our communities. There is... Haemophilus influenzae is still around. With pertussis, yeah. So the pertussis part is probably the biggest part of that. I mean, there is still a little bit of tetanus, but that's pretty rare. Diphtheria is extremely rare these days, but we wouldn't want diphtheria to come back.

And there's certainly whooping cough all the time. We see it in our communities. There is... Haemophilus influenzae is still around. With pertussis, yeah. So the pertussis part is probably the biggest part of that. I mean, there is still a little bit of tetanus, but that's pretty rare. Diphtheria is extremely rare these days, but we wouldn't want diphtheria to come back.

Haemophilus is not common anymore, but certainly very concerning. So that is around still, and that's something that people do tend to choose to do. Polio. Obviously, nobody wants polio, but we haven't had polio in a very long time in this country, so sometimes people choose to push that one back.

Haemophilus is not common anymore, but certainly very concerning. So that is around still, and that's something that people do tend to choose to do. Polio. Obviously, nobody wants polio, but we haven't had polio in a very long time in this country, so sometimes people choose to push that one back.

Haemophilus is not common anymore, but certainly very concerning. So that is around still, and that's something that people do tend to choose to do. Polio. Obviously, nobody wants polio, but we haven't had polio in a very long time in this country, so sometimes people choose to push that one back.

Yeah, well, we don't do the live one anymore just because we realize that we're causing more polio. With the live virus that you actually have. And we haven't had a case in a very long time from wild polio. So people sometimes push that back. I think it's important. We don't want polio to come back, obviously. And if you're traveling somewhere where there is polio, then that makes a lot of sense.

Yeah, well, we don't do the live one anymore just because we realize that we're causing more polio. With the live virus that you actually have. And we haven't had a case in a very long time from wild polio. So people sometimes push that back. I think it's important. We don't want polio to come back, obviously. And if you're traveling somewhere where there is polio, then that makes a lot of sense.

Yeah, well, we don't do the live one anymore just because we realize that we're causing more polio. With the live virus that you actually have. And we haven't had a case in a very long time from wild polio. So people sometimes push that back. I think it's important. We don't want polio to come back, obviously. And if you're traveling somewhere where there is polio, then that makes a lot of sense.

But there isn't a lot of polio in our country. So sometimes people push that back. Rotavirus is a common one that we give to children. But in our country, we have IV fluids. So a lot of people do tend to choose to push that one back.

But there isn't a lot of polio in our country. So sometimes people push that back. Rotavirus is a common one that we give to children. But in our country, we have IV fluids. So a lot of people do tend to choose to push that one back.

But there isn't a lot of polio in our country. So sometimes people push that back. Rotavirus is a common one that we give to children. But in our country, we have IV fluids. So a lot of people do tend to choose to push that one back.

Bad diarrhea. Pneumococcus can cause meningitis and pneumonia, so that's one that people tend to prioritize in that first year. And then the measles, mumps, rubella, certainly the measles part, people prioritize that and certainly are prioritizing that a lot more in the last few months. And chickenpox, they tend to prioritize less. That's the way that people think about it.

Bad diarrhea. Pneumococcus can cause meningitis and pneumonia, so that's one that people tend to prioritize in that first year. And then the measles, mumps, rubella, certainly the measles part, people prioritize that and certainly are prioritizing that a lot more in the last few months. And chickenpox, they tend to prioritize less. That's the way that people think about it.

Bad diarrhea. Pneumococcus can cause meningitis and pneumonia, so that's one that people tend to prioritize in that first year. And then the measles, mumps, rubella, certainly the measles part, people prioritize that and certainly are prioritizing that a lot more in the last few months. And chickenpox, they tend to prioritize less. That's the way that people think about it.

If they want to do the regular schedule, go for it. If they want to do a slow schedule. They can do a la carte. A lot of times people still do all the vaccines and they still get them on the same general timeframe, but they just might come in a little bit more and do one at a time and that makes them feel more comfortable. So that's fine by me. Sometimes they'll do it every couple of months.

If they want to do the regular schedule, go for it. If they want to do a slow schedule. They can do a la carte. A lot of times people still do all the vaccines and they still get them on the same general timeframe, but they just might come in a little bit more and do one at a time and that makes them feel more comfortable. So that's fine by me. Sometimes they'll do it every couple of months.

If they want to do the regular schedule, go for it. If they want to do a slow schedule. They can do a la carte. A lot of times people still do all the vaccines and they still get them on the same general timeframe, but they just might come in a little bit more and do one at a time and that makes them feel more comfortable. So that's fine by me. Sometimes they'll do it every couple of months.