Hi everyone,
I had visited Dr Sevilla for my daughter's wellness check-ups after having read the post "pediatrician rave in Sarasota/Bradenton" and similar kudos to him. I am so glad to know he is tolerant of delaying and/or selecting out vaccines, but after two visits I know that is not his first option. I am not intending to critique him, just a report in case anyone finds it helpful.
I am on the fence about vaccination, and having told him so, he gave me his own opinion. In summary he said:
-the benefits greatly outweigh the risks
-vaccines are so good they are a detriment to themselves - we haven't had
these diseases for so long, they do not seem scary any longer
-he has administered 80,000 vaccines, has had no severe reactions but has had 3 or 4 cases with adverse reactions to dtap (crying for hours, fever of 104 degrees)
-there have been no founded correlations made between vaxs and autism, chronic diseases, autoimmune disorders etc
-measles is a serious disease
-he has never seen a case of measles
-CDC predicts a measles epidemic because of fewer people vaccinating
This is essentially the same thing my prior ped said. The difference between the two is that my prior ped was pushy in the extreme, and Dr Sevilla is subtle in his approach. But if it were up to him, he'd definitely vax. He did ask me how comfortable I was with vaccinations in general (scale of 1 to 10), probably in order to know whether to offer a vax at our last visit. I wonder if a ped gets paid more per vaccine administered?
The only certain discrepancy I noted was that measles once was not considered a serious disease for most. It was an expected childhood disease without lasting effects to the vast majority. I was surprised to see any scare tactics from him about measles. Again, not trying to annoy anybody here, just passing along info in case it helps (and to get this off my chest!).
I had visited Dr Sevilla for my daughter's wellness check-ups after having read the post "pediatrician rave in Sarasota/Bradenton" and similar kudos to him. I am so glad to know he is tolerant of delaying and/or selecting out vaccines, but after two visits I know that is not his first option. I am not intending to critique him, just a report in case anyone finds it helpful.
I am on the fence about vaccination, and having told him so, he gave me his own opinion. In summary he said:
-the benefits greatly outweigh the risks
-vaccines are so good they are a detriment to themselves - we haven't had
these diseases for so long, they do not seem scary any longer
-he has administered 80,000 vaccines, has had no severe reactions but has had 3 or 4 cases with adverse reactions to dtap (crying for hours, fever of 104 degrees)
-there have been no founded correlations made between vaxs and autism, chronic diseases, autoimmune disorders etc
-measles is a serious disease
-he has never seen a case of measles
-CDC predicts a measles epidemic because of fewer people vaccinating
This is essentially the same thing my prior ped said. The difference between the two is that my prior ped was pushy in the extreme, and Dr Sevilla is subtle in his approach. But if it were up to him, he'd definitely vax. He did ask me how comfortable I was with vaccinations in general (scale of 1 to 10), probably in order to know whether to offer a vax at our last visit. I wonder if a ped gets paid more per vaccine administered?
The only certain discrepancy I noted was that measles once was not considered a serious disease for most. It was an expected childhood disease without lasting effects to the vast majority. I was surprised to see any scare tactics from him about measles. Again, not trying to annoy anybody here, just passing along info in case it helps (and to get this off my chest!).
