Step 4: Negotiate.

Are there specific pain points you can minimize, perhaps with a modified schedule or different form of vaccine? Subtly underline the consequences of the decision.

“I give them the ‘walking through a firefight with no bullet proof vest’ analogy. I explain that it doesn’t mean the child will never get sick or have complications that are unforeseeable, it just means they have the best protection that can be given. It is not perfect, but none at all has been proven to be way more hazardous.”

Registered Nurse

“We originally wanted a delayed vaccination schedule for our first child until our pedi asked what diseases we would choose to let our baby be exposed to.”

Registered Nurse

“Our own daughter has chosen to alter the established scheduling of vaccination for our precious precious grand babies. She is very well read and feels she can support her beliefs. We hang onto that she WILL have them vaccinated and always leave the discussion open in hopes of modifying her lack of trust in traditional medicine’s vaccination programs.”

Registered Nurse

Note that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against modified schedules except in extreme cases. From Countering Vaccine Hesitancy, a clinical report released this week: