ubiquitin,
you missed a few steps first the plumber says…
I think you are a good example of a doctor doing his job well. Please mentor your colleagues 🙂
As I stated above, there will always be conspiracy theorists who remain unconvinced even in the face of clearly explained facts. I think they are the minority of people going into doctors offices and asking questions about vaccines. There is a cottage industry of alternative medicine businesses they can patronize and work with like-minded people.
Rather, pediatricians are by and large addressing parents who care deeply for their children and honestly want to do what is best for them. Whether there is an emotional fear (it’s never easy to hold your kid while a stranger sticks them with a needle full of cold, uncomfortable stuff that makes them cry, then swell and sometimes get a fever, and sometimes taking action with a small risk is scarier than taking no action with a small risk. etc.), a concern (hey, my kid screamed non-stop for two hours after getting 5 vaccines at the last visit, and one of the injection sites swelled up huge. I’m worried he might have had a reaction to one of the vaccines, but he got so many, there’s no way to tell which one it was), or even misinformation (I read on the Internet that…), parents deserve to be treated with kindness, compassion, patience, and included as a part of their child’s care. Not seen as an enemy to be vanquished.