How do you handle your kids being around unvaccinated children?

[Anonymous]

Not during an outbreak, especially if my child isn’t yet old enough to receive all the vaccine doses.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter because my kids are vaccinated.

Are you kids not vaccinated for medical reasons?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter because my kids are vaccinated.

Are you kids not vaccinated for medical reasons?

OP here - my kid is little so has only had the first round of the measles vaccine. We have an upcoming event with a family of antivaxxers and I'm paranoid about it.

[Anonymous]

I have a 6yo who is vaccinated so I dont care.

However, I have a friend who has a a child with Trisomy 18 and she has a compromised immune system and cannot be vaccinated. Now she is scared to take her kid anywhere in public which is seriously impacting her quality of life.
Some people like small babies and people woth compromised immunities are the ones who suffer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well...if your kid is vaccinated, then you have nothing to be concerned about. It’s not like being unvaccinated is catching or anything.

Vaccines aren't 100% effective.

And so the cyclical argument begins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter because my kids are vaccinated.

Are you kids not vaccinated for medical reasons?

OP here - my kid is little so has only had the first round of the measles vaccine. We have an upcoming event with a family of antivaxxers and I'm paranoid about it.

OP, I do not think you are being paranoid. Getting vaccinated is insurance but it is not a guarantee against getting infected. This is why we need the safety of the herd getting vaccinated. WHO has identified the decline in vaccinations as one of the world's top health risks.
In your situation, I would not go to the family event, and would not feel even remotely guilty about it. I'm sorry you are being put into this situation by people who are not only putting their children at risk, but also society as a whole at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter because my kids are vaccinated.

Are you kids not vaccinated for medical reasons?

OP here - my kid is little so has only had the first round of the measles vaccine. We have an upcoming event with a family of antivaxxers and I'm paranoid about it.

I'd be worried, because there is an active measles outbreak right now, and measles is really contagious. I might not go. If your kid had received the second MMR, I'd be less concerned, but I still would want to limit my time with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loathe anti-vaxxers, but your kids are likely around un-vaccinated people all of the time. So, unless my child couldn’t be vaccinated or there was an actual outbreak, I probably wouldn’t sweat it too much.

This.

[Anonymous]

I loathe people who are bullies and take and all or nothing approach as their methods are always right - you have to breast feed, you have to vaccinate (regardless of the child's needs), you have to redshirt your kid, .....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter because my kids are vaccinated.

Are you kids not vaccinated for medical reasons?

OP here - my kid is little so has only had the first round of the measles vaccine. We have an upcoming event with a family of antivaxxers and I'm paranoid about it.

Here, you should just email everyone going to the event as you are the perfect parent and shame them into not coming.. and don't question why your kids are bullies or the mean kids later on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not during an outbreak, especially if my child isn’t yet old enough to receive all the vaccine doses.

Then, keep your kid home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm aware it can't always be helped. If, however, I am aware, I don't allow it. I just ghosted an old coworker I was looking forward to seeing (she quit to SAH) in the middle of scheduling a playdate for our toddlers because she added me on FB and I saw all the antivaxx garbage she was posting. a) I also have a 6 month old who hasn't had all their shots yet, and b) I generally just do not care to associate with people who embrace that ignorant ideology. I am not going to be hostile but I will avoid you like the plague.

Same. (I do the same with most ignorant ideologies)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter because my kids are vaccinated.

Are you kids not vaccinated for medical reasons?

OP here - my kid is little so has only had the first round of the measles vaccine. We have an upcoming event with a family of antivaxxers and I'm paranoid about it.

I seriously speak to my pediatrician about these things. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loathe people who are bullies and take and all or nothing approach as their methods are always right - you have to breast feed, you have to vaccinate (regardless of the child's needs), you have to redshirt your kid, .....

Yay, the anti-vaxxer found the thread! This is OP - let's please ignore this person from here out and stick to the issue.

[Anonymous]

OP, from what I read you can get the second shor a month after the first shot, the schedule for the second shot is because they usually vaccinated kids before they join preschool. I would talk to your pediatrician. Just that you would have to get a third shot to be on schedule.

Otherwise I won’t go to the family function. Traveling is overrated and I won’t associate with stupid people. Your first priority is to protect the kid.