Question 1

my baby had ipv vaccination at 2 mos; opv at 4 mos and ipv at 6mos. is it ok to mix opv and ipv? should he have 1 or 2 more ipv?

Accepted Answer

It is OK: It is completely fine to mix the oral and injectible polio vaccines. He does not need another until he is over 4.

Question 2

my daughter is one n half year old.till 8 month of age she was fine.n jst after monthly vaccination her spleen got enlarged n after nxtvaccivaccinatio?

Accepted Answer

Not from vaccine: You need to look into another explanation for your daughter's splenomegaly  because it is not from her vaccines. She probably also started eating some solid foods around that time -she could have picked up an infectious agent in one of those that caused the problem. Just because it occurred around the time of vaccines does not mean they are causative agents. Talk to doc about enlarged spleen tests

Question 3

are vaccinations effective?

Accepted Answer

Yes: All the routine vaccinations approved in the U.S. For use in children and adults are effective in preventing diseases. However, vaccines are not 100% effective, so booster shots are sometimes needed, and some people who are vaccinated can still catch the disease (although such cases are often much milder than if the person had never gotten vaccinated).

Question 4

what are the pros and cons of vaccinations?

Accepted Answer

Risk/benefit: The basic risk of immunization is negligible. Vaccine haters have come up with a new scare issue every decade or so only to be refuted by scientific data, most of which they never accept. The benefit is the avoidance of illness, injury or death.Ben franklin was once a vaccine hater, but in his later writings changed, sad over the preventable loss of a son to smallpox.

Question 5

what are the are vaccinations you need as an adult?

Accepted Answer

Adult vaccinations: If you haven't had ANY vaccinations, the list is extensive.  You can get a full immunization schedule at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-schedule-easy-read.pdf

Question 6

what are the common recommended vaccinations for adults?

Accepted Answer

See list...: Tdap, MMR (if you haven't had 2 doses already), varicella (if you have no history of having the disease as a child).  Others if you are 60 or over.

Question 7

can you please describe the downsides and risks of vaccinations?

Accepted Answer

Vaccinations: The potential side effects from vaccinations that are most common are pain at the injection site, fever, or allergic reaction. The biggest downside of vaccinations is not getting them and then dying or becoming severely debilitated when you get the disease that the vaccination would have prevented.

Question 8

what is a vaccination?

Accepted Answer

Prevention!: A vaccination is a medicine, usually injected (sometimes given orally) which causes your body to produce immune cells against a certain disease. The vaccine "fools" the body into producing antibodies, so that when a person is exposed to that disease later in life, immunity is already present. Prevention of these diseases is much better than trying to cure them once you get them!

Question 9

are vaccinations fatal?

Accepted Answer

No: Vaccinations are not "fatal". Vaccinations are fine for almost everyone in the community, except a few people with immune system disorders and a few with strong allergies to the ingredients in a vaccine. Like with any medicine, any food, or any activity in life, there is always a rare, rare chance that an unpredictable fatal event happens. Such bad-luck events are like being struck by lightning.

Question 10

which vaccinations have mercury?

Accepted Answer

Flu vaccine, BUT: Since 2001, except for certain flu vaccines, thimerosal has not been used in child vaccines. More importantly, we now know that this form of mercury is the type easily excreted from the body, and that  there is no link between measles vaccine, for example, and autism, based on multiple studies of several hundred thousand children. Despite this, fears persist, but are gradually abating. Finally.

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My baby had ipv vaccination at 2 mos; opv at 4 mos and ipv at 6mos. is it ok to mix opv and ipv? should he have 1 or 2 more ipv?

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