ok, so she's 2yo...what vax's should I get her? - Page 2

[alegna]

Originally Posted by MommyHawk

so when she starts school (and ignoring the req's set by the state) is there anything that she should get for her own health and safety?

Most kids in school are vaccinated. If the vaccines work, why would vax-available diseases be a concern?

-Angela

[MommyHawk]

Originally Posted by alegna

Most kids in school are vaccinated. If the vaccines work, why would vax-available diseases be a concern?

-Angela

forgive me here, but I don't quite follow

[alegna]

Originally Posted by MommyHawk

forgive me here, but I don't quite follow

If the concern is the fact that a child will be attending school- the *huge* majority of kids in the school will be vaccinated. If they are vaccinated and the vaccines work, why would the child be at any increased risk of catching a disease that we vaccinate for?

-Angela

[cadejaxellamom]

"I am kind of surprised that I have come out of this with not wanting a single vax, but when I first started researching, I figured I'd just space them out and delay them. The most helpful angle was to look at the illnesses themselves and assess their danger and my kids' risk of getting them and my own fear of helping my kids through them. I found the illnesses were either 1) no big deal or 2) not around this day and age (ie sanitation) or 3) beneficial for my kids to actually get and get over naturally (chicken pox, rubella)."

It is like you read my mind

[rredhead]

Back to Hep for a Moment

Someone already pointed out the differences between Hep A and Hep B, but I just wanted to follow up.
Hep B is incredibly difficult to get, and rarely found in kids. Babies are vaxed because they are a captive audience. However, the Hep B "immunity" most likely wears off in 10 - 20 years -- just when they (theoretically) need it the most.
Hep A is more like a severe flu, though my understanding is, it's rarely fatal. The Hep A vax contains some undesirable ingredients, http://www.novaccine.com/specific-va...ne.asp?v_id=45

I hope this is helpful!