How much money has been awarded from ADR of vaccines
> 2billion (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act 1986)
High fever, skin reactions, shock, behavioral changes
Sings of a more serious Vaccine Reaction
Guillain-Barre, SIDS, encephalitis, death
MOST SERIOUS adverse vaccine events
Vaccines that contain Aluminum
Polio, DTaP, HPV, Hep A & B, Hib, PCV
How many doses of How many vaccines are recommended by age 6
49 doses of 14 vaccines
This injectable vaccine is packaged into multi-dose vials containing thimerosal
Influenza
This is a trivalent vaccine
Influenza (only protects against 3 strains)
This vaccine has some association with asthma and possible SIDS
DTaP/TDaP
This vaccine is not given until 2 months of age to produce “herd immunity”
DTaP/TDaP
IPV
inactivated polio vaccine
OPV
oral polio vaccine
Since 2000, which form of the Polio vaccine is the only one given
IPV
This vaccine has been hypothesized as the spread of SIV into humans, creating HIV
Polio vaccine
Which form of the polio vaccine was thought to have been the cause of the SIV -> HIV hypothesis
OPV (oral)
What is referred to as the event where the 1955 IPV campaign left 70,000 school children seriously ill
“Cutter Incident”
What is the name of the PCV known to protect against 13 of 90 know strains
Prevnar 13
This vaccine MAY contribute to ~28,000 cases of diabetes/yr
PCV (and may not show signs of diabetes until ages 3-10 yrs old)
How much more likely, are Hib-Vaccinated children, to contract Hib disease w/in the first week
2-6x more likely
Up to 87% of pediatricians and practitioners do not believe this vaccine is needed for newborns
Hep B
This bacterial infection primarily causes meningitis in kids
Haemophilus Influenzae b
This vaccine may contribute to ~2,300 cases of diabetes/yr
Hib Vaccine
This virus mainly occurs in underdeveloped countries and 90% of the deaths occur in Africa and Asia
Rotavirus
Most serious associations with MMR vaccine
Diabetes and Autism (NO evidence of CAUSATION)
Spontaneous abortion occurs in up to what % of CRS cases
20%
The Amish Anomaly
Statistically should have been 130 cases of autism w/in the population. Do not vaccinate children. Only found 2 cases, 1 due to an adoption and prior vaccination, and other via nurse visiting community.
This vaccine aims to protect against the most common STD
Gardasil (for HPV)
Risks of Gardasil
blood clots, GBS