So, we (hubby and me) generally avoid new vaccines, just because they're new and we don't want our children to be used as the first guinea pigs in the real world experiment that is immunizations. However, when we generally delay a new vaccine or a change in the vaccine schedule, we're able to administer the shots later when (and if) we feel the safety of the vaccine has been proven to us, but this one's a little more tricky.
The "safety" (if it is indeed safe, that is) is when the first dose is given no later than 12 weeks and the 3rd and final dose given no later than 32 weeks. So, if we're going to decide to give it, we need to decide fast as the baby is 2 months old.
From what I'm seeing so far, the vaccine is completely unnecessary. Most kids are exposed to rotavirus before age 5, but only up to 70 children die from it every year. 250,000 are hospitalized. That means, out of hospitalized children, only 1 out of every 3,571 die every year ( that's only 0.028 % - I had worse odds when I did my VBAC, and the docs were confidant about me doing that, so what's the big deal??!!).
Of course, I'm looking at benefits vs. risks of the vaccine as well. But I gotta tell ya, after the last rotavirus vaccine fiasco, I'm not very confident in this new one. But I'm torn. I don't know what to do.
BTW - did anyone here even hear of rotavirus before learning about the vaccine?? If it's so horrible, why didn't I hear about it before? You'd think that something so terrible would've been all over the news, right?
Oh, and curious- does anyone think that the rotavirus vaccine will be added to school's lists of necessary vaccinations for admittance into school? Same question for daycare as well?
Thoughts??
The "safety" (if it is indeed safe, that is) is when the first dose is given no later than 12 weeks and the 3rd and final dose given no later than 32 weeks. So, if we're going to decide to give it, we need to decide fast as the baby is 2 months old.
From what I'm seeing so far, the vaccine is completely unnecessary. Most kids are exposed to rotavirus before age 5, but only up to 70 children die from it every year. 250,000 are hospitalized. That means, out of hospitalized children, only 1 out of every 3,571 die every year ( that's only 0.028 % - I had worse odds when I did my VBAC, and the docs were confidant about me doing that, so what's the big deal??!!).
Of course, I'm looking at benefits vs. risks of the vaccine as well. But I gotta tell ya, after the last rotavirus vaccine fiasco, I'm not very confident in this new one. But I'm torn. I don't know what to do.
BTW - did anyone here even hear of rotavirus before learning about the vaccine?? If it's so horrible, why didn't I hear about it before? You'd think that something so terrible would've been all over the news, right?
Oh, and curious- does anyone think that the rotavirus vaccine will be added to school's lists of necessary vaccinations for admittance into school? Same question for daycare as well?
Thoughts??