Question 1

are vaccinations mandatory?

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Yes and No: Yes, all states have some form of requirement for vaccines for a child to participate in public schools.  Some vaccines are required under those rules and others are only recommended.  There are still options for parents to participate in public schools without vaccinating given that they have an approved excuse, such as a religious exemption. Some jobs also require vaccination updates.

Question 2

are there advantages to vaccinations?

Accepted Answer

Um, not dying: Of course! vaccines help prevent getting infected will illness that can serious harm you or kill you.  Think of it this way... A child born in 2011 has a risk of death by age 5 is one in several thousand.  A child born in 1911 had a risk of death by 5 of 1 in 5!  yes 20% chance.  Much of that difference is due to decrease in vaccine preventable diseases.

Question 3

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 4

are vaccinations fatal?

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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 5

is vaccination mandatory?

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Vaccinations: No one can force you to give your child vaccinations. As far as school goes you can sign a waiver against them. However, being a board certified pediatrician i think vaccines are safe and keep our children healthy. Hope this helps!

Question 6

is getting a vaccination safe?

Accepted Answer

Yes: All the routine vaccinations approved for use in the U.S. For children and adults are safe. However, people with immune system disorders, people on immuno-suppressant medications, pregnant women, people with certain severe allergies, etc..., should not get some of the vaccines. Age limits for some vaccines apply.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

is getting a vaccination painful?

Accepted Answer

No, not really: Every day, hundreds of thousands of people get vaccinations to protect themselves and their family and community members from dreaded diseases such as measles, whooping cough, pneumonia, meningitis, etc... Oral and nasal spray vaccines have no pain at all. Shots have a tiny bit of pain for a few seconds.

Question 9

how do i get vaccination records?

Accepted Answer

Check several places: Often these are present in baby books, on school entry records, or from your doc. In my state, I am required to keep records until the kid turns 21 or 7 years from the last visit, whichever is later. They are then disposed of by a certified center. Blood tests can reveal antibody levels that would show if you had the disease or were immunized.

Question 10

baby temperature after vaccination?

Accepted Answer

Can be elevated: Vaccination like the illness it's designed to prevent (or reduce in severity) may cause fever as a normal physiologic response. In the animal kingdom, fever helps fight infection. Consider experiments where cold blooded animals given a bacteremia survive better when exposed to heat as opposed to their normal cold, damp environment.

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