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[Rose-Roget]

I'm new to the idea of delaying vaxing. I know that thimerasol is a major concern of many people for their infants. I read recently that thimerasol is no longer used in the required infant vaccines. What are other health-related concerns? Thanks for helping me educate myself.

[Iucounu]

The ones I see most often listed include:

* other (non-thimerosal) ingredients believed by some to cause harm, such as aluminum, especially when many vaccinations are given within a short timespan
* worries related to vaccine-triggered fevers or other reactions, which may exacerbate other health issues (see the Hannah Poling story)
* worries about getting the illness the vaccine is designed to prevent (including from shedding vaccines given to others)
* the worry or belief that vaccinations may weaken the immune system

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by Rose-Roget

I'm new to the idea of delaying vaxing. I know that thimerasol is a major concern of many people for their infants. I read recently that thimerasol is no longer used in the required infant vaccines. What are other health-related concerns? Thanks for helping me educate myself.

Thimerosol is still in small amounts in a few pediatric vaccines (including flu vaxes)

http://www.fda.gov/biologicsbloodvac...m096228.htm#t1

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pin...nt-table-2.pdf
here is a handy table where you can see just what is in each vaccine (besides thimerosol). My suggestion would be to look up and research any ingredient you are not familiar with.

[Iucounu]

Another concern: creating superbugs. For example, the use of the acellular pertussis vaccine is supposedly causing resistant strains to appear in first-world countries.