Anonymous wrote:

OP here: Wait..where did I say that I was anti-vaccination or anti-science or "afraid" of a flu shot? Oh yeah..I don't think that I did. I have been a nanny for SEVEN YEARS and every family that I have worked for has been FINE with me not getting a flu shot. Do not tell me that I have "no business working with children". It is MY body and if I don't believe in getting the flu shot, then that is my choice. That does not mean that I shouldn't work with kids. Please stop talking out of your ass. Thanks.

OP you are ignorant and self centered. You are watching twins, one of which has a heart condition. Your BS over your body is not more important than the health of those kids and the advice of their doctor who is clearly more educated than you. You have no business watching these kids.

Have you read ANY of the replies on here? There have been multiple people stating they get sicker when they have the shot vs when they don't. How is mitigating ones risk of getting sick irresponsible? Some people need the flu shot because they have crappy-ass immune systems and can't fight stuff off. Great, get the shot. Some people are healthier without the shot. Great, then don't get it, but to paint every single human being with the same broad stroke is irresponsible. Some people need glasses, some don't. Some people need orthotic shoes. Some don't. Some people need size 5 jeans, some people need size 18. Every body is different and people need to be given the freedom to make the choices that best fit their own unique body.

OP here: Wait..where did I say that I was anti-vaccination or anti-science or "afraid" of a flu shot? Oh yeah..I don't think that I did. I have been a nanny for SEVEN YEARS and every family that I have worked for has been FINE with me not getting a flu shot. Do not tell me that I have "no business working with children". It is MY body and if I don't believe in getting the flu shot, then that is my choice. That does not mean that I shouldn't work with kids. Please stop talking out of your ass. Thanks.

OP you are ignorant and self centered. You are watching twins, one of which has a heart condition. Your BS over your body is not more important than the health of those kids and the advice of their doctor who is clearly more educated than you. You have no business watching these kids.

Anonymous wrote:Tell them you're not comfortable getting it and provide them with all the new studies that show how ineffective it is and how getting it 5+ years in a row dramatically increases your risk of alzheimers. It's the flu, not malaria, and the DCs are old enough to get the shot themselves if the parents are so worried.

from http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_myths_about_alzheimers.asp:

A theory linking flu shots to a greatly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease has been proposed by a U.S. doctor whose license was suspended by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. Several mainstream studies link flu shots and other vaccinations to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and overall better health.

A Nov. 27, 2001, Canadian Medical Journal report suggests older adults who were vaccinated against diphtheria or tetanus, polio, and influenza seemed to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those not receiving these vaccinations. The full text of this report is posted on the journal’s Web site.

A report in the Nov. 3, 2004, JAMA found that annual flu shots for older adults were associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes. The abstract of that report is posted on PubMed.

Anonymous wrote:Geez, if you are anti-vaccination, anti- science, afraid of a flu shot or whatever, you just really have no business working in teaching or childcare. You absolutely SHOULD NOT be taking care of infants or any child with compromised immunity, or cardio or respiratory conditions. This is just irresponsible and the fact that you don't realize this means that you aren't even knowledgeable enough to be watching these kids in the first place.

There are many other industries where you only interact with adult populations. You need to get a job in a different field.

OP here: Wait..where did I say that I was anti-vaccination or anti-science or "afraid" of a flu shot? Oh yeah..I don't think that I did. I have been a nanny for SEVEN YEARS and every family that I have worked for has been FINE with me not getting a flu shot. Do not tell me that I have "no business working with children". It is MY body and if I don't believe in getting the flu shot, then that is my choice. That does not mean that I shouldn't work with kids. Please stop talking out of your ass. Thanks.

My employers said it was my choice and that they would pay for it if I did get one. They didn't push it at all though, but they all got one so they probably didn't think it was that big of a deal. I have also never taken a sick day in the 1.5 that I have worked for them so that might have to do with it to. I have never gotten the flu shot and the last time I got the flu was in 7th grade. Just not worth getting it.

Geez, if you are anti-vaccination, anti- science, afraid of a flu shot or whatever, you just really have no business working in teaching or childcare. You absolutely SHOULD NOT be taking care of infants or any child with compromised immunity, or cardio or respiratory conditions. This is just irresponsible and the fact that you don't realize this means that you aren't even knowledgeable enough to be watching these kids in the first place.

There are many other industries where you only interact with adult populations. You need to get a job in a different field.

I agree, the years that I have gotten a flu shot, I have been more sick throughout the whole year, not just winter.

I have no problem with a TDAP shot every year or 2, or TB skin tests etc, since they don't affect me negatively.

My teaching job last yr required all staff get it and show proof. Not a big deal, and I had never had one before that either.

Anonymous wrote:its shameful to think you would force someone to put something in their body that they dont want

Amen! I have gotten the flu shot 2-3 times in my life (I'm 39) and those winters I was the sickest I ever get. The years I don't get the vaccine, I might get a cold or two at most. I definitely vaccinate for whooping cough and the like...it's the flu shot I object to.

Anonymous wrote:its shameful to think you would force someone to put something in their body that they dont want

+1000

its shameful to think you would force someone to put something in their body that they dont want

Lying is a terrible idea. Parents, if you plan on requiring the flu shot, ask the nanny to provide proof. Shameful to think a nanny could lie about something like this for 10 YEARS.

Lie and go "on your day off" and say your parents/partner or whoever is paying for it. or youll pay out of pocket.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lie about it.

This. The twins are old enough (assuming they are not immunosuppressed) to get their own.

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+1

I've been lying about the flu shot for 10 years and have NEVER gotten the flu. I am very healthy and get a cold every 2 years. MB, DB and the kids get the flu shot every year and are sick all winter. My body, my choice and unless I'm caring for a newborn preemie or a kid with serious medical problems I'm not putting that in my body. It's easier to just lie.

OP, if they think you are a great nanny and they are good people, they won't let you go over this. And kudos to you for not lying about it!