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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vaccines are a very contested issue. 61 studies with hundreds of thousands of patients found the flu vaccine did not have any effect on transmissions, ER visits, or hospitalization, contrary to CDCs claims otherwise. Only two or three places in the entire country require hospital staff to get the flu shot. Teachers are not required either.  My kids don't get the vaccine and I would not require my nanny to either. I am also a healthcare professional. There are others that we do get, however because they are much safer.[/quote]

I'm the PP who said I required the nanny to get the pertussis and flu shot.  Teachers don't have to take care of newborns.  I had a newborn when I hired our nanny.  It's not worth the risk to me of exposing my newborn to the flu.  I understand that vaccines are a contested issue so if a nanny has an issue with that requirement that's fine but then they can't work for me.  And by the way, I'm a healthcare professional too.[/quote]

I am PP you've quoted. I'm a pharmacy tech on rotation in Texas so my background is not in family medicine or public health. However, our pediatrician advised us against the flu vaccine. Since then (two years ago) DH and I have read enough to agree that the vaccine formula poses a greater risk to our kids then the virus itself. DS is 7 and DD is 11 months so she was not vaccinated as a newborn nor was I during my pregnancy or after. I don't have any judgement about people who choose to be vaccinated. My guess is that the average nanny has not researched the issue and is unaware of the risks. On a side note, not all daycare workers are required to get the vaccine. I think there is a growing intelligence about the benefits of children being exposed to common viruses.[/quote]

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