would you give your 13-year-old a varivax booster?
My ds, now 13, had the chicken pox vaccination when he was a year old. (I was still at the point of doing whatever the pediatrician recommended. :( ) Now that he has reached his teens, I am wondering if I should take him for a booster. I have read that the risk of complications from cp begi...
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Would you be worried if your husband had vax reactions?
My mind is all over the place... last night, my husband took out his health records for me to review. As I went through his chart, I noticed he had a reaction to the DTP (at that time it was DTP- swelling and fever) and to his MMR (which he does have adhd so I wonder, then the records state he...
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would PCV vax have helped my sick ds?
My son (5 mos.) has a deep wet cough, mucousy eye discharge, infections in both ears...I took him to the ped yesterday (she is generally hands-off w/my decision to delay vaxing and has other patients who don't vax at all). Turns out Miles has bronchiolitis, otis media in both ears, and pink...
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Wondering what to do about measles?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/808146.stmAnd here's a 2006 link that mentions the same thing. http://www.jhsph.edu/researchcenters/Infectious/index.htmlI've been planning on delaying the MMR until late childhood, but I just realised something.The mumps portion doesn't seroconve...
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Will you do MMR, and if so when?
I was just curious, of the selective/delayed crowd, who would be doing the MMR vaccine, and when.To answer my own question, my DS just had his first MMR shot and he's 3.5 years old....
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Why make fun of me? (a vent if thats ok?)
Okay, I know there are people who won't understand how I go about vaccinating my child.. These vaccination decisions are hard enough for me as it is.Can't someone just "act" professional if you are talking briefly with me about my decision and not walk away to make fun of me? Especia...
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Why is it that older children dont seem to react...
to the 4/5 yr boosters? Everyone that I know said their kid didn't even feel bad at all. DD yest went for her 5yr check up and I did get the DTaP and the IPV. I expected her to maybe have a little fever or just not feel well but she felt great. Just got me thinking and wondering why that...
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Which vaxs come as preservative free??
If there's a list pinned, I can't find it. Can anyone help me out?...
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Which vax for my 1 year old?
Background: :) So far, Collin has had only 3 doses of Dtap. He turns 1 next week, and his well baby is the week after. We are likely going to have to send him to a small daycare next Spring - right now he is staying home. I plan to sign the vax waiver, rather than catch up on all his shots,...
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Which vax did you decide to get?
Hi,I posted in the main vax forum but realized I really should have posted here...We had our first baby about 6 weeks ago, and are trying to figure out what to do about vax. We have a bit of time since our ped doesn't recommend doing any vax until 6 mos, but I wanted to have our decisions f...
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Which vaccines are you selecting/delaying?
I'm thinking of selectively vaccinating and possibly delaying some vaccines.2 questions:1. Which vaccines are you selecting or not selecting and why?2. If you are delaying, what is your schedule?...
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Which ones can we extend?
She was such a trooper, I just have to post about how good she was today!She drank the rotavirus oral med without complaint (the nurses were pleasantly amazed!) and only cried when getting the shots, then immediately stopped. Pretty good for an itty bitty thing, she's only 9 lbs 12 oz!We ho...
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Where to read package inserts?
I have heard that you can read the full text of vaccine package inserts on the websites of the manufacturing companies (merck, etc), but I have looked around and can't find them. Can somebody give me a link in the right direction?!I've always felt like delayed/selective was the way to...
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Where does natural chicken pox or titers appear on the medical record for school
Just hoping someone else will know. We got a copy of the medical record form the ped filled out for dd for preschool, and they marked that she was up to date on immunizations and recommended for participation, but there's nothing next to Varicella. She never had the varicella vax, but she h...
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Where can I find state law mandates
For entry inot public school? I found one on immunize.org, but it is 2002 and also HIB is not listed. Is it not required?Looking for Ohio and New YorkThanks tons!...
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