Showing posts with label vaccinations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vaccinations. Show all posts
Friday, March 11, 2011
vaccination update
If you are curious on what we decided about getting Elijah a tetanus shot, we've decided against it for now.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
interesting vaccination information
So I've been going back and forth on getting Elijah his tetanus shot. I've been doing research and i came across a website that was very much for vaccinating but they had a section on who shouldn't be vaccinated... this is what it said.
Who should not receive these vaccines?
Generally, any person who has had a serious allergic reaction to a vaccine component or a prior dose of the vaccine should not receive another dose of the same vaccine. People who had a serious allergic reaction to a previous dose of DTaP or Tdap vaccine should not receive another dose.
Certain rare adverse events following pertussis vaccination usually serve as a precaution against receiving further doses. Such events include a temperature of 105°F or higher, collapse or shock-like state, persistent crying for more than three hours, or convulsions within three days. Even if one of these precautions exists, there may be occasions when the benefit of immunization outweighs the risk (for example, during a community-wide outbreak of pertussis). A person who developed one of these adverse events after pediatric DTaP vaccine may receive Tdap as an adolescent or adult.
A person with a recognized, possible, or potential neurologic condition should delay receiving DTaP or Tdap vaccine until the condition is evaluated, treated, and/or stabilized. Although DTaP vaccine does not cause neurological disorders, receiving the vaccine can cause an already-present underlying condition to show itself.
I highlighted the most important part.. so since two of my boys have neurological conditions... I'm thinking maybe we should hold off on Elijah. I was slightly worried about Elijah getting tetanus especially because we live on a farm... but now after lots of research on tetanus and on the vaccination (both for and against) and talking to Matt about it further, we are more on the side of not vaccinating at this time. I am planning on talking to our FABULOUS naturalpath who has really helped our boys on the road to healing... i value her opinion and she also has a farm like us, so i am interested to see what she thinks about it.
I'm open to opinions... what do you think?
Who should not receive these vaccines?
Generally, any person who has had a serious allergic reaction to a vaccine component or a prior dose of the vaccine should not receive another dose of the same vaccine. People who had a serious allergic reaction to a previous dose of DTaP or Tdap vaccine should not receive another dose.
Certain rare adverse events following pertussis vaccination usually serve as a precaution against receiving further doses. Such events include a temperature of 105°F or higher, collapse or shock-like state, persistent crying for more than three hours, or convulsions within three days. Even if one of these precautions exists, there may be occasions when the benefit of immunization outweighs the risk (for example, during a community-wide outbreak of pertussis). A person who developed one of these adverse events after pediatric DTaP vaccine may receive Tdap as an adolescent or adult.
A person with a recognized, possible, or potential neurologic condition should delay receiving DTaP or Tdap vaccine until the condition is evaluated, treated, and/or stabilized. Although DTaP vaccine does not cause neurological disorders, receiving the vaccine can cause an already-present underlying condition to show itself.
I highlighted the most important part.. so since two of my boys have neurological conditions... I'm thinking maybe we should hold off on Elijah. I was slightly worried about Elijah getting tetanus especially because we live on a farm... but now after lots of research on tetanus and on the vaccination (both for and against) and talking to Matt about it further, we are more on the side of not vaccinating at this time. I am planning on talking to our FABULOUS naturalpath who has really helped our boys on the road to healing... i value her opinion and she also has a farm like us, so i am interested to see what she thinks about it.
I'm open to opinions... what do you think?
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