A medical professional's comical attempt at bullying me about vaccines

When I lived in New Jersey, my toddler got bitten by a tick for the first time.

New Jersey is a hotbed for ticks and some of their most concerning diseases, like lyme.

I found a small tick on her back, removed it with tweezers, and although I was fairly confident I didn't need to be concerned (since it hadn't been attached long and I was planning to watch the site for reactions), I wrote into the online messaging nurse advice line that was part of our local military healthcare clinic at the time.

The first question the nurse asked me was, "Is your child fully vaccinated?"

I simply wrote back, "Can I ask what that has to do with tick bites?" She responded, "Some vaccines protect against tick-borne diseases." This was news to me. I asked, "Can I ask which ones?" There was a long pause, in which I assume she was researching. She finally wrote back, "Tick-borne encephalitis".

OK guys, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) only exists in parts of Europe and Asia. The vaccine is only recommended for Americans travelling there, and it is NOT on the childhood vaccine schedule. This conersation was about my two-year-old in New Jersey.

Here's why I'm telling this story: The conventional medical system is a tool that you can use for good to serve you and your family (I did end up getting the answers about what reactions to look for to make sure my child had not contracted lyme disease).

But you need to understand that the medical system has an agenda, it has profit-motives that are not aligned with your best health and wellness, and it is dictated by fallen corporate and government interests. If you want to protect the health of you and your family, you must take responsibility for it. You must be knowledgeable and intentional enough to discern the information out there for youself and make informed decisions. I'm not even saying that that cannot include getting vaccines, but if you fully entrust your health to the government, the medical system, and food companies, you will NOT stay healthy, because that is not their main interest.