I read...somewhere (in a magazine in a waiting room of some sort) that parents should get the pertussis booster, whether or not they are having their child vaccinated for pertussis, because kids usually get it from their parents.
My six month old has not gotten the pertussis shot, and will not be getting it anytime soon.
Since he's been born, I have asked at my midwife's office (she works with an OB) - they don't carry the booster. The pediatrician doesn't carry it (though I'm not sure how I would've gotten that through my insurance anyway!) My primary care doc is an Internal Med doctor who has a high percentage of elderly patients, so I thought she would have it. Nope. She said that nobody asks for it, so they don't keep it on hand. She suggested I get it at the health department. Here's a surprise, they don't have it either.
I had my dad ask at his doctor's office, since we live in his house and he agreed to get the booster because of that. He sees a family doctor. They don't have it.
How in the world am I supposed to get the booster if I can't find anyone to give it to me? Could a doctor order just a couple doses of it? And at this point, since my son is 6 months old, not in daycare, not going to daycare anytime soon, is it worth still looking for it for the adults in the household? (For the record, my 3 year old got the pertussis series, because I didn't do much research back then.)
Any insight would be appreciated!!
My six month old has not gotten the pertussis shot, and will not be getting it anytime soon.
Since he's been born, I have asked at my midwife's office (she works with an OB) - they don't carry the booster. The pediatrician doesn't carry it (though I'm not sure how I would've gotten that through my insurance anyway!) My primary care doc is an Internal Med doctor who has a high percentage of elderly patients, so I thought she would have it. Nope. She said that nobody asks for it, so they don't keep it on hand. She suggested I get it at the health department. Here's a surprise, they don't have it either.
I had my dad ask at his doctor's office, since we live in his house and he agreed to get the booster because of that. He sees a family doctor. They don't have it.
How in the world am I supposed to get the booster if I can't find anyone to give it to me? Could a doctor order just a couple doses of it? And at this point, since my son is 6 months old, not in daycare, not going to daycare anytime soon, is it worth still looking for it for the adults in the household? (For the record, my 3 year old got the pertussis series, because I didn't do much research back then.)
Any insight would be appreciated!!
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