I watched this commercial on TV and my jaw dropped:
This is personal for me because I had my own experience several years ago with the whooping cough vaccine. I was seeing a new doctor because my beloved primary care doctor had left the practice. As part of the visit, the new doctor offered me the Pertussis (aka Whooping Cough Vaccine), which I declined.
But she wouldn’t let it go.
She started to alternately re-offer it, to try to persuade me to agree to have it, and then to cajole me into it, without success. My decision was made prior to my encounter with her. And then she shocked me by forcefully making this statement:
“Babies will die if you don’t get this vaccination!”
I got my things together and left her office, never to return. I also reported this physician to the head of the practice, and then I changed doctors. If I knew then what I know now, I would also have reported her to the medical board. This is medical bullying and I didn’t put up with it.
Neither should you.
Others were also disturbed by this commercial. Del Bigtree was also shocked by what he saw. He took it a step further. Watch here:
It’s a Tdap for adults. DTap is for those under 7 years ago. Therefore, this man on the video needs to be educated. Is he a health care professional?
No, Gloria. Del Bigtree is a medical journalist who is passionate about making people aware of the importance of informed decision making, as am I.