Babies in UK to be offered Rotavirus vaccine - Page 2

[Rrrrrachel]

I guess you missed the link I posted further up where they have been tested together.

[Mirzam]

Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel 

I guess you missed the link I posted further up where they have been tested together.

No I didn't.

[Rrrrrachel]

So you're using a package insert that says DTP and mmr haven't been tested together to justify why your pediatrician told you not to get hib and mmr together, even though hib and mmr have been tested together?

[Mirzam]

Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel 

So you're using a package insert that says DTP and mmr haven't been tested together to justify why your pediatrician told you not to get hib and mmr together, even though hib and mmr have been tested together?

HIB and MMR were not tested together in 1991 when my DD received the MMR. The pediatrician also did not administer the DPT with MMR. She got the MMR alone.

(Ref from insert:  21. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended childhood immunization schedule — United States, January-June 

1996, MMWR 44(51 & 52): 940-943, January 5, 1996.)

Oh, BTW, you do realize the quote you provided above was not the vaccine insert for MMR II don't you? It was Meruvax II (Rubella).

[Rrrrrachel]

Oh great, so I was right that your doctor was using science that is now out of date.

I don't actually remember where that came from. Id have to check the link.

[Mirzam]

Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel 

Oh great, so I was right that your doctor was using science that is now out of date.

I don't actually remember where that came from. Id have to check the link.

The point is he was using science. However, babies can still given the MMR together with DTaP and polo at 15 months which isn't backed by science.

[prosciencemum]

No, the point is that 21 years ago there had ot been any safety testing of the two together, so this doctor was being cautious. In the meantime that safety testing has happened and shown its actually fine to give both vaccines together. So the advice is now out of date.

[Mirzam]

Originally Posted by prosciencemum 

No, the point is that 21 years ago there had ot been any safety testing of the two together, so this doctor was being cautious. In the meantime that safety testing has happened and shown its actually fine to give both vaccines together. So the advice is now out of date.

I realize that is what she is saying. However, it has NOT been shown to be 'safe' to give the MMR with the DTaP or Polio, which is recommended.

[Rrrrrachel]

I spent awhile looking into this when it came up before. There has been a lot of testing of vaccines cocomitantly. There's also a lot of theoretical science that points to it as safe. It's not true that they haven't been tested and that there is no science supporting their safety.

[Chicharronita]

So if an infant has a reaction after receiving multiple vaccines, how do they determine which one(s) is/are the culprit? 

[Rrrrrachel]

I'm not sure.  I prefer not to do more than 2-3 vaccines at a time for just that reason.  If nothing else they can make a reasonable guess based on which vaccines are the most likely to cause a reaction and the type of reaction?  I don't really know, though.

[Honey693]

Originally Posted by Chicharronita 

So if an infant has a reaction after receiving multiple vaccines, how do they determine which one(s) is/are the culprit? 

That's why we split ours up.  Half at the normal wbv and half a month later.  I know the chances are incredibly slim that anything beyond cranky kids will happen, but if it does I want to know which one to tell the doctor it was so we can skip it when we go in for the next round.