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Two doctors told me the vaccine may not be safe for someone with my rare condition (There's a list of medications and interventions as long as my arm that I can
by TrevorJ 4y ago
Two doctors told me the vaccine may not be safe for someone with my rare condition (There's a list of medications and interventions as long as my arm that I can't take because they could literally kill me).
In spite of this, neither doctor was initially willing to put their opinion on paper so I could keep my job because of the immense pressure on them to get everyone vaccinated. Thank God, the specialist I saw came back in the room with a change of heart and wrote me the letter.
Interacting with society during this whole time felt quite upsetting. It really felt as if society in general would rather see me risk dying as long as it kept them safer.
Being forced to go into my personal medical history to justify my choices was a weird experience.
I really feel for people who've had to deal with that sort of thing for longer than the brief period of time I have.
- falcolas 4y ago> Being forced to go into my personal medical history to justify my choices was a weird experience. Try having a non-visible disability. It's a pretty common thing, actually. It even kinda falls in the same category - one of the workplace duties is to be vaccinated, and you have extenuating circumstances which require an affordance since you can't meet that duty. School teachers, for a very long time, were required to be vaccinated against TB. There's a long history of requiring vaccinations if you work or are exposed to other vulnerable folks.
- TrevorJ 4y agoYeah, I definitely realize many people have had to deal with this sort of thing longer than I have. It was certainly eye-opening.