If you spend any amount of time on the internet, you already know about the Tylenol drama. President Trump and RFK Jr. came forward in an announcement with apparent ‘links’ between Tylenol use during pregnancy causing autism. Naturally, his supporters take it seriously. A woman in Hawaii ordered baby Tylenol for her granddaughter and used Shipt services to deliver. She never expected the delivery driver would actually advise against the medicine!
“My Shipt delivery driver told me not to use Tylenol,” said TikTok user The Coconut Bird. She ordered infant Tylenol for her granddaughter and shipped it to her daughter’s house from Target. A few hours after the delivery was made, Coconut noticed the Shipt driver texted her. They told her, “When you need baby medicine again, try buying Genexa, it’s better than Tylenol.” Presumably, the Shipt driver heard of Trump’s nonsense about Tylenol and was spreading the lie.
What really baffled Coconut was the fact that the Shipt driver literally just recommended another type of acetaminophen. This is already Tylenol’s active ingredient, so there’s really no difference in what the infant takes. That’s besides the point. Why is a Shipt driver giving unwarranted medical advice at all? As Coconut explains, “Being political while delivering Tylenol to a sick infant is also not appropriate.”
Coconut decided to call Shipt since they’re the ones who made the delivery. She told them she was furious and demanded they do something about this. Shipt told her to call Target. Target basically told her there was nothing she could do. Coconut is now saying, “This is not okay” and people need to speak up.
“Tylenol should be filing that lawsuit any minute…” said one commenter, which sounds like a really good Legal Eagle episode! Another person suggested to her, “I would call Tylenol legal and ask where you can send the proof of this incident for their lawsuit.” One more commenter pointed out, “They’re not pharmacists. They’re not doctors. How dangerous to be recommending medication?!”
Everything we do in this life is political. But when it comes down to the life of an actual, living child, maybe delivery drivers giving out medical advice based on their politics isn’t the best idea.
