Question 1

what does tabc stand for in the "tabc vaccine"?

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TABC vaccine: TABC — • total aerobic bacteria count; • typhoid, paratyphoid A, paratyphoid B, and paratyphoid C [vaccine]

Question 2

who makes our vaccines?

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Who makes Vaccines: Vaccines are manufactured by sevaral drug companies, like novartis, smith kline beecham.Aventis and merck.And few more small drug and vaccine manufacturing companies.

Question 3

how effective are vaccines?

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Very: Vaccines save lives.  Before routine immunization, diseases like measles and whooping cough killed thousands of U.S. Children every year.  The 1918 influenza epidemic killed more people than died in world war i.  See immunize.Org for more information.

Question 4

are vaccines harmful at all?

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Can be: Nothing that we do in life has no risk.  Crossing the street, riding in an elevator or getting a vaccine all can have down sides. The benefits of the vaccine, however, far outweighs any risk.

Question 5

how are these vaccines given?

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Which ones?: Vaccines can be by shot, oral or nasal. It would help greatly if you specified which ones.

Question 6

what are the cons of getting vaccines?

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They hurt: Beyond that I see none. I find that most of the population that understood the importance of vaccines have died, and the parents and grandparents today live in a world made safer by their use. One need only to visit an old cemetery to see all the little headstones of those we lost before vaccines.

Question 7

what are the complications of vaccines?

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Vaccine complication: Vaccine complications or side effects generally are minor such as local swelling or fever.  For more information about side effects specific to a particular vaccine go to CDC Vaccine website https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm

Question 8

which vaccines are important for zambia?

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Don't forget Malaria: Vaccines depend on which you have already had & where you are going in zambia. Yellow fever vaccine if going to north west & western provinces of zambia only. Be sure up to date on tetanus, diphtheria & pertussis (tdap) hepatitis a (also hep b would be ideal) and typhoid. Check your MMR (recent measles outbreak), polio (ipv). Will need malaria meds. Learn about rabies safety.Need backup antibiotic.

Question 9

what vaccines is neccessary for my baby?

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Pediatric vaccines: There are a series of important vaccines that are should be given prior to age 1 yrs old.  The DTaP, Hep B, polio, Hib, Prevnar, (pneumococcal vaccine) and Rotavirus vaccines should be given at 2, 4, &amp; 6 months old.  Some of these are available as combination vaccines, so this eliminates the need for so many needles.  An MMR, Varicella, and Hep A vaccine should be given at 1 yr old.

Question 10

why aren't all vaccines required annually?

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Immunity persists: Many vaccines lead to immunity for much longer than a year, so it is not necessary to repeat the vaccine. The influenza vaccine is given every year because there are generally different strains of the virus that cause the flu each season. So, it is important to get immunized against the new strains.

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