Posts by ma2two

Quote: Originally Posted by CorriJ  I work in a pharmacy so I got the shot.    We got two vials of shots in early Wednesday. Good for roughly 20 shots. It was all gone by late...

Here is the ActHIB package insert. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM109841.pdf

Thanks for posting that. I watched it before, but it was good to watch it again.   The video was originally posted in 2008. I wonder, 4 years later, if Dr. Gerberding ever got around to reading the Hannah Poling...

QUOTE: What would you do in my shoes?   I wouldn't vaccinate with Prevnar 13, but I don't vaccinate my kids at all. They've never gotten a vaccine.   That's why I was careful to just post the links and no opinions,...

CDC Pink Book chapter on pneumococcal http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/pneumo.html   Prevnar 13 package...

That is an excellent plan. According to Google Maps, it's about a 10 minute drive. I don't see any other towns that are close.   Public/private/homeschool is all the same in West Virginia regarding vaccine requirements.

Quote: Originally Posted by Flying Lawyer  aluminum contained in Flu Shots   Flu shots in the United States do not contain aluminum.   Links to flu vaccine package...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Actually virus transmission through "shedding" is extremely uncommon. Absolutely less common than transmission from non vaccinated parties.    Absolutely less common...

Quote: Originally Posted by marsupial-mom  you might want to consider keeping them away from other kids who are immunocompromised. Unvaxxed kids are more likely to spread VPD to immunocompromised...

I think the new mom has a right to know that other parents know about her child's vaccination status. I think that would be really sweet of you to let her know, and be there for her while she vents, and maybe even cries. I know I would...