Med Student Has Classic Encounter With Conspiracy Theorist Anti-Vax Parent

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mattstaff
Jun 7, 2019 11:00 PM EDT

You can't cure stupid but you sure can manipulate it. This fourth year med student's classic encounter with a ridiculous anti-vax parent is all kinds of gold. They handled the situation beautifully. 

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    Text - Haliax 1d 5 S 4 4th year med student reporting in. Had a rotation with a pediatrician where we ended up in the classic encounter with an anti-vaccination parent. This lady was a conspiracy theory magnet. She casually mentioned everything from 9/11 to chemtrails. Of course she loved the idea of the vaccine conspiracy as well, opting to not protect her one year old to stick it to big pharma. I relayed ll of this to my attending after my exam (I would see the patient first, gather history an
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    Text - We go back into the exam room and we cover all of the important bits of a well-child encounter. Growth charts, behavioral milestones, nutrition, sleep... And then we get to vaccines. She lists approximately 15 reasons why vaccines are more dangerous than the disease they protect against (lol) in addition to the various evils of the pharmaceutical industry. My attending listens quietly until she's done with her soapbox (about one eternity later), and then interjects with:
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    Text - "Have you considered the possibility that anti-vaccine propaganda could be an attempt by the Russians or the Chinese to weaken the health of the United States population?" In a moment of catastrophic cognitive dissonance, I swear I heard a strange popping noise as her brain misfired. It actuallly broke her. The allure of the increasingly ridiculous conspiracy theory was just too strong. She ended up agreeing to a modified vaccine schedule. I was flabbergasted. My attending just grinned at
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