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6 week imunisation - good or bad
"CBI" wrote in message ...
So, what is *your* opinion on vaccination against chicken pox in children elementary-school aged and younger? Mixed - at this point I think any concerns about poor immunity are pretty much moot since the natural disease is becomming rare in childhood. Over-all, I think things favor giving to the kids - mine have both had it and I recommend it to my patients, although not with quite as much enthusiasm as the others. SNIP I still don't feel my hands are unfairly tied. Like I said - I do think the markedly diminished rates of natural infection are making the "wait and see if he gets it" approach less and less likely to be fruitful and more likely to be harmful. I agree the approach of "wait and see if the child gets it" is less likely to be fruitful - I finally had my oldest immunized at age 11 or 12 because she never did come down with chicken pox naturally despite several exposures. Since I didn't want her getting the disease after puberty, we went ahead and vaccinated at that point. But I don't know why it would be more harmful than vaccinating at an earlier age. I'll probably do the same with my youngest and hold off vaccinating until close to puberty. |
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6 week imunisation - good or bad
abacus wrote:
I agree the approach of "wait and see if the child gets it" is less likely to be fruitful - I finally had my oldest immunized at age 11 or 12 because she never did come down with chicken pox naturally despite several exposures. Since I didn't want her getting the disease after puberty, we went ahead and vaccinated at that point. But I don't know why it would be more harmful than vaccinating at an earlier age. I'll probably do the same with my youngest and hold off vaccinating until close to puberty. That was my plan when I researched this decision four years ago. He still hasn't caught it (and I don't recall all the information I used to make my decision) but I do recall that I want him to have it before junior high. Wendy |
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