triumph vaccines lost to history
in the interests of promoting a more robust speech about the importance of regular vaccinations for serious but preventable communicable diseases, MHA @ GW is hosting a series of client in honor of the national consciousness immunization Month (NIAM). Throughout the month of August, we present leaders of opinion pieces and advocates in the field who have been invited to write about the importance of vaccination in 2015. Learn more about the project in our after the introduction.
By Dr. Natasha Burgert, KC children Doc
In this big old chair I sit on his lap. Together we read all kinds of stories and tall tales, but what she loved most was reading the local newspaper. She carefully read aloud each report, the first page to want ads. Between each section, it would add his two cents editorial news.
"It simply can not," she said of the legislation of the day. "Truman would never pass."
"Can you believe what they come out with these days? "Said she, sneering at a woman in a one-piece swimsuit from Sears.
over time, his reading lessons were less on news and more about herself. her comments revealed his own values and pieces of our family history. She shared traditions and common sense that only increased in value as I age. his words have acquired new meaning as I grew from child to young adult .
as I imagine sitting with her today, in that the mustard paisley chair, I wonder what she would think of the news. specifically, what would she think of Americans fall ? ill from diseases preventable by vaccination
I think my grandmother might say, "My neighbor died of measles. We were so afraid when your mother had the rash. I thought she was going to die too. I thought everyone has a gun for protection these days. "
It could get tears in his eyes, saying," My brother still limping after being attacked by polio when we could get this vaccine, I remember sliding your mother to. school, waiting in line with our neighbors, and thanking heaven that our children were saved. Why do people not want to protect their babies from this horrible disease? "
Unfortunately, I can not imagine what she could offer based on what I know of her story. I do not have the privilege of hearing these first hand experiences; to learn his fears and the choices she did. And I am not the only one.
Our generation is losing access to these historically important stories of death and suffering from the disease. The memories of lives that have been removed too early from preventable diseases now are hidden in our own family trees. The story of the desperate measures for a miracle becomes silent.
Today we see the consequences of this oral history fading.
Today's news does not tell stories about the miracle of vaccines. The story changed reporting effective vaccines warning waves. The ability to protect our children against the disease is poorly framed as oppressive and dangerous. Meanwhile, the success of public health initiatives is compromised. Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases are increasing. More children are getting sick.
Today, we all have an opportunity to change this trend. We live in a time our grandparents could not imagine - in one click, we can reach our families, friends and the entire community. We can let others know a way to stay protected and safe from the tragedy.
We all have the power to share our stories of children healthy and prosperous protected by vaccination.
We can work together to pursue a pro-vaccine dialog swell on the communication channels that we use every day. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram - these communication tools material, as the local newspaper that my grandmother read to me. These channels carry influence and trust based relationships we have created. Our words have weight in these social places that we live.
For National Immunization Awareness Month, choose to share your story. Tell your story. Create a post on your favorite social network to get up for the victory of vaccines. A simple post, image or tweets can land in the diet of a person who made the choice to be vaccinated. Your effort could be the thing that helps another child to get the protection they deserve. By working together, our efforts and our voices will not be lost. They will be amplified as they are reported in the future, in a place where our grandchildren can learn from us.
#vaccineswork
Natasha Burgert, MD, FAAP is a pediatrician practicing in Kansas City, Missouri. Besides full-time patient care, it is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics lawyer communications and media, and on the advisory board of healthychildren.org doctor. In addition, she serves as expert forParentToolKit.com Pediatrics and is a valuable mentor for many businesses start by TechStars health solutions. If it is not clinically, you will find her information-sharing on children's health based on evidence combined with personal experience on KCKidsDoc.com, and Twitter @doctornatasha. It is fed by her husband and two children.
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