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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>pudlenka</strong> <a href="/community/t/1395596/the-forum-that-will-keep-me-on-mdc#post_17546287"><img alt="View Post" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a><br><br>
? Phathui5, my better judgment says that you're trolling, but I want to respond anyway ... </div>
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<p>Trolling is a loaded term here, because this site has had issues in the past with people coming in from other boards particularly to start arguments and create discord. In general, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, because many people will find Mothering.com by googling various topics, or upon a recommendation from a friend. Blatant trolling is pretty obvious. Active members posting in open forums are not trolls, obviously, although I do recognize that this as a support forum should be free from debate about the topic of vaccinating on schedule. However, a moderator actually has a duty to come and monitor threads whether or not we really are invested in the topic.</p>
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I will say that the line "disease status" jumped out at me, because it seemed that you were talking about the DTaP immunization status of doulas, and then it jumped to implying someone was lying about their disease status. The post that yours is in reference to has been removed. I am not familiar with the concept of asking health care providers for their immunization status. I had the DTP shot and boosters as a child, but I haven't been immunized against pertussis since then. I am not a health care provider, and I know there can be different requirements for them, but I'm curious if this is a requirement. I know that the TDaP is fairly recent, because I remember when my 14 year old was at the pediatrician's office when she was around 5 or 6, and being given an information sheet about DTaP not being approved for children past a certain age, and that TD without a pertussis component was given after the age of 7. </p>
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<p>OK, I actually went and looked it up, and it appears that TDaP is one of the recommended vaccines for HCPs (along with Hep B, Varicella, Flu, Meningococcal and MMR). So if you are working with a person like a doula, that you hire on your own, not through a hospital or insurance provider, you might ask, and I could easily see a situation where a doula might not have all of these immunizations. And I have never asked any HCP about his or her immunization status, nor have I researched the policies of the medical center & group. I was part of a playgroup once that specifically did ask to know whether babies who had been vaccinated recently would be in attendance, as one person was worried about shedding or something of that nature.</p>
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<p>I think a thread about this topic would be interesting, especially given that the CDC recommends TDaP for all people who work around infants, and that is bigger in scope, especially if you consider in volunteer fields who are around infants and young children as well. </p>
