Concerns About Vaccine Education and Safety

So these are my big issues regarding vaccines

and these are the things that I'd like to highlight.

Number one, there is no education

in medical schools that I am aware of

and being an educator

at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

and Case Western Reserve University,

I am not aware of education around vaccines,

their contents, safety records, informed consent, or the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

We do not discuss that in 1986,

Congress enacted legislation removing all liability from pharma related to vaccine adverse events.

What are we taught about vaccines?

We are taught to memorize the vaccine schedule.

And actually, I'm going to be sitting for

my family medicine boards this year and

I am sure that I will have to memorize that schedule

again in order to pass that exam.

We don't discuss that almost four billion dollars

with a B has been paid to vaccine injured patients since 1992.

For medical professionals, we expect fair balance,

but vaccines seem to be absolved from that consideration.

Number two, there appears to be a conflict of interest

regarding payments to providers for completing vaccine schedules.

And corollary to that, which would be number three,

patients are being dismissed from practices

because of quote unquote vaccine safety concerns.

If you bring up a question about a vaccine

and you decide not to vaccinate your child,

you may be at risk of being terminated from that practice.

Absolutely deplorable and disgusting.

Number four, and again to the Bailey family, I'm really sorry,

but employers are forcing employees to receive the flu vaccine

or face corrective action or job loss.

And the fact that your dad was six months from retiring is

there's a number five, there's a lack of informed consent.

And I was one of those providers who

didn't provide safety sheets before vaccinating.

I would tell the parents,

these are the vaccines today.

We're going to give you three vaccines in one leg

and two in the other.

And then after vaccinating either the child or the adult patient,

here's your information sheet.

And again, to be completely transparent with you,

I had no idea that there was even a

mention of the compensation program or a telephone number to call.

Absolutely deplorable on my part.

And I apologize to my patients.

Number six, there's a lack of transparency regarding vaccine complications

and worse, you're being shamed as patients for

suggesting that you were harmed by a vaccine.

If I see a patient in the office and diagnose strep throat

and give them penicillin and

either the mom or the patient themselves calls

and tells me that they developed a rash,

there is zero question.

The chart now states they have an allergy to penicillin

and will never be given it again.

Why don't we believe parents and patients when

they tell us they have had an adverse event regarding a vaccine?

It doesn't make sense to me as a medical professional.

I apologize for the being emotional.