Britt Marie Hermes Profile picture
Ex naturopathic doctor in USA. PhD student in evolutionary genomics & microbiota. I cover quackery at https://t.co/X3meGNCPan & my blog
Apr 22, 2018 10 tweets 4 min read
I am pregnant and asked 3 health care providers about getting the flu vaccine this year. I know the flu vaccine is safe. I knew I wanted it. I asked anyway, for reassurance (1/10) I am NOT vaccine hesitant. But as a former #naturopath I used to be afraid of vaccines. I was taught to be afraid of vaccines and not to trust the scientific consensus regarding vaccine safety (2/10)