We followed the shot schedule blindly with our kids. That's how much faith we had in the system. My hospital bought our pediatricians(childhood friend) practice between child 1 and 2. That was two decades ago and we didn't think much of it. Docs aren't the independent thinkers from our childhood. The US is right on the edge of 4/5 docs employed corporately. It was 3/4 in 2020.
The first shot we questioned was hpv( around 2017-19?). We didn't see the need for such a low prob event.Especially for boys. Our kids were close enough to 18, if they felt the need, they could get it themselves.
That didn't stop the constant push though.
The next was the covid shot push for our kids. That was the final straw. Our kids were aging out of needing a pediatrician anyway.
I look back now and think we were pretty lazy not looking into any of them. Very few of us are dealing with an independent physician with independent thoughts. Most are dealing with corporate health. I wouldn't walk into a Ford(pick your own make) dealership and just take whatever they pushed me out the door with, why would I with my health?
"Muh, If you don't like your doc's advice, go to another doc!!!"
Well, at least 80% are going to say the same exact corporate line.
"Muh, see consensus!!!"