Single vacines instead of mmr

Nevyn

http://www.dh2.co.uk/mmr.htm

This is the link to the group that have started to offer the single jabs in ireland. For anyone that maybe intrested in finding out more for them selves.

http://society.guardian.co.uk/publichealth/story/0,11098,770479,00.html

this has links to some of the newsarticles that have been on this subject .

and other assorted links

http://www.thechildrensclinic.ie/autism.html#themmrvaccine

http://www.doh.ie/pressroom/sp20021023a.html

http://www.newlifelearning.com/newsroom_200202_7.htm

http://www.rollercoaster.ie/health_beauty/MMR1.asp

http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2002/08/09/story567956048.asp


Yes i know i put up an lot of links abd i have tried to make sure that there is a blance in the pro and con links.

It is such a thing of huge import to us and ours kids we owe it to them and ourselves to get informed and make up our own minds
on what we think is best for them.


http://www.thechildrensclinic.ie/autism.html

Thanx 4 The Fish

Ben is due his first jabs soon and it is a five in one, needless to say we are not amused...

Nevyn

My two did not have the four in one as there is epilsy in the family so they did not get the hooping cough vacine.

When our youngest was getting her first set she had a menigites
shot , it is a vary hard thing to do then they are that small.
Having ot hold them steady while they are injected is heart breaking esp when they are too young to know what is going on and it can be hard to sooth them.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Was just looking at his schedule and he has to go for the 5 in 1 three times, WTF is that about, is bad enough he has to get it once without having to do it to him a couple of more times...

smiles

My niece got the MMR injection (she turned 5 2/3 weeks ago) and got her booster injection 2 weeks ago, and she actually reacted to the booster injection and got a very mild version of the measles.

She had a headache and a sore tummy and a little bit of a rash for a couple of days and didnt go to school, but asides from that she didnt have any bother really.

<< Fio >>

Thanx 4 The Fish

Unfortunately not the same as they are giving kids nowadays Fio. currently is a 5 in 1. all doctors we have spoken to have said that the innoculations do not give a mild version of any of the diseases. Am not sure how it works but that is one of the things they have assured us of.

Slutmonkey57b

Your child may develop symptoms of the diseases in the vaccine but will not be infectious (ie will not be able to pass on the bugs to others). The variants used in vaccines are crippled to trigger an immune response, they are not full fledged viruses.

The important thing to remember about the MMR controversy is that the original "whistleblower", Dr Wakefield, was not whistleblowing the dangers of the vaccine, he was highlighting the possibility that some varients of measles may have new behaviours that are not understood yet, namely residing in the gut or triggering autism. Also bear in mind that autism itself is barely understood as a medical phenomenon and, like epilepsy, is very difficult to diagnose accurately.

I would encourage anyone with doubts to seek multiple jabs if they feel uncomfortable about the potential side effects, but certainly do not avoid the jabs - the potential not-yet-understood link between MMR-strain measles and autism, potentially only in those with a familiy suceptibility, is far less of a threat to your child than measles holds.

Slutmonkey57b

MD's coverage of the subject in Private Eye is excellent btw.