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Sorry, but if you're 36 years old and you don't have a tetanus vaccination, you don't get to blame your mother anymore. You're supposed to get a dip-tet or TDAT

Sorry, but if you're 36 years old and you don't have a tetanus vaccination, you don't get to blame your mother anymore. You're supposed to get a dip-tet or TDAT booster every ten years, and if you're 36 you've only failed yourself. This article is full of examples of failure by the subject. Contracting whooping cough in her 30s as well? And that wasn't enough motivation to get the tetanus vaccine? It's fine as a cautionary tale, but the subject is still a walking disease vector as she is taking her time getting vaccinated.

benj111 7y ago
Theres a reason things are made opt out, rather than opt in. Humans are really bad at doing things if it requires them to go even a little out of their way. Plus if you had a mother like that, wouldn't there be at least some worry about vaccines, despite rationally knowing they are ok. Walking disease vector is harsh. When do you stop? I havent had the chicken pox vaccine, or a flu vaccine, or anthrax...
- orbifold 7y ago
  You ask a doctor what vaccinations you should get... Are you visiting a foreign country? They have a list of additonal recommended vaccinations for all of them.
  - JetSpiegel 7y ago
    Maybe she never left their country.
imtringued 7y ago
This person was taught to fail herself by her mother. Only when the problems actually start did she realize that her mother was the one who failed her.
- Gibbon1 7y ago
  I also think 'poorly attached' to healthcare. Which is in part a system failure. Healthcare in the US tends to fail the single point of responsibility principal. If you want tasks accomplished coherently then someone has to be in charge and have authority. In US healthcare we've decided that person is the 'patient' despite their lack of knowledge, skill, training and authority. FA's experience is the direct result of that.
orbifold 7y ago
Had the same thought, once you are 18 you are responsible for yourself. During your annual medical exam you should probably ask your doctor whether there are any outstanding vaccinations. If you fail to do that, it is entirely your fault.

benj111 7y ago

Theres a reason things are made opt out, rather than opt in. Humans are really bad at doing things if it requires them to go even a little out of their way. Plus if you had a mother like that, wouldn't there be at least some worry about vaccines, despite rationally knowing they are ok. Walking disease vector is harsh. When do you stop? I havent had the chicken pox vaccine, or a flu vaccine, or anthrax...

orbifold 7y ago
You ask a doctor what vaccinations you should get... Are you visiting a foreign country? They have a list of additonal recommended vaccinations for all of them.
- JetSpiegel 7y ago
  Maybe she never left their country.

imtringued 7y ago

This person was taught to fail herself by her mother. Only when the problems actually start did she realize that her mother was the one who failed her.

Gibbon1 7y ago
I also think 'poorly attached' to healthcare. Which is in part a system failure. Healthcare in the US tends to fail the single point of responsibility principal. If you want tasks accomplished coherently then someone has to be in charge and have authority. In US healthcare we've decided that person is the 'patient' despite their lack of knowledge, skill, training and authority. FA's experience is the direct result of that.

orbifold 7y ago

Had the same thought, once you are 18 you are responsible for yourself. During your annual medical exam you should probably ask your doctor whether there are any outstanding vaccinations. If you fail to do that, it is entirely your fault.