danikoski
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2014
I'm about to breakdown crying. I just read that there are now three cases of measles in Pinellas County. I feel sick to my stomach. Our trip is in 4 weeks. This feels too close to home and I was already rattled by the one case. We have vacation insurance but our final payment is due tomorrow. The timing is unbelievable. I feel cursed. I've been watching the news for measles all summer and there had never been more than one case every month or so in distant states. This seems like it's going to grow more. Florida is the only state I've seen that is offering almost no infirmation. They reported after the first case that they expected it to be an isolated thing. I guess not. Since families that don't vaccinate often have liked minded peers, I think this is going to spread a lot more and I won't be able to know anything.
I know I'm highly anxious and I don't know how much is just my own fear. I could really use your honest opinions. Would you still go to Disney World with an unvaccinated older infant?
Sitting and worry about it is not going to help anyone. Call the doctor. Get their advice on vaccinating or not. Then from that, make a decision. Vaccinate/don't cancel, don't vaccinate/don't cancel, don't vaccinate/cancel. You have to decide. The indecision will eat you alive, and you will feel so much better once you make choice. But first step, call the doctor. Otherwise, you will not be making an informed decision, and that has the potential to eat at you too.
If it was me, I'd just get the twelve month old vaccinated at a year. I wouldn't worry about the Tdap with the five year old.