Ha. She thinks very fine on her own, but she is a new Mom and asked me for help because she TRUSTS me. So, off I go to ask those I trust to advise me:). The contradictory information on the net is more frightening than asking a friend who's child has already had the vaccines. Trusting Doctor's on this controversial subject has regretably become shaky, after all, big Pharma has a stake in selling thier product, and who gets the kickback from using thier product..the same doctor that gives the shots.
Plus...she has prego-brain she is going to worry no matter what:) thanks for the info I am sure it was enough to keep her busy for a while:) On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Liz Purkrabek <[email protected]>wrote: > > LOL! Thinking on her own? Why, that could be dangerous to the status quo! > :-) > > liz > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Isparklaria > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:16 AM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: Has the link to autism and mercury in vaccines been debunked? > > > I found a link to that article that is against modifying tha vaccine > schedule. It follows below. I am goint to suggest a course of action > that some of you may consider radical. Here it is: This friend of > yours would be well advised to do some serious research and thinking > on her own rather than let this small bit of information inform her > decision about such an important matter. > > http://www.cispimmunize.org/fam/schedule_whysomany.html > > > The following article is taken from the January 2009 issue of AAP > News. > Adhering to vaccine schedule is best way to protect children from > disease > Margaret C. Fisher, M.D., FAAP and Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr., M.D., > FAAP > > Vaccination rates are at a record high level, and rates of almost > every vaccine-preventable disease continue to drop. Now that we are > seeing fewer infections, however, we are beginning to encounter more > hesitancy in vaccine acceptance. Parents are asking: Why is the > vaccine schedule one size fits all, why so many vaccines, why start so > early, why not spread out the schedule? > > Following is information regarding the development of the vaccine > schedule and the rationale behind it. > > The vaccine schedule is published yearly in January; on occasion, the > schedule has been updated during the year. These schedules are > developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with input from the AAP > Committee on Infectious Diseases and the American Academy of Family > Physicians (see sidebar). > > The vaccine schedule undergoes vigorous scientific and evidence-based > review each year. The schedule is designed to protect children from > vaccine-preventable diseases as soon as possible and is appropriate > for the majority of children. > > Why is the schedule one size fits all? > > Decisions regarding an individual child's immunizations are not one > size fits all. > > Exceptions to the schedule are made when there is a reason to delay or > omit a vaccine. Contraindications and precautions are taken into > account for each vaccine in the series and at the time of each dose. > Additional vaccine strategies are utilized in patients with special > clinical circumstances, such as immunocompromised children and those > with chronic diseases. Furthermore, the schedule is adjusted for > situations such as planned international travel and for catch-up. > > Why so many vaccines? > > To us, this is part of the good news. Now, we can prevent 16 serious > illnesses and their consequences in girls and 15 in boys through > routinely recommended immunizations. Making it possible for their > children to receive vaccines is one of the important ways parents can > keep their children healthy. > > In fact, we look forward to when we will have vaccines to prevent or > modify infections due to respiratory syncytial virus, Staphylococcus > aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and other agents. > > Why do some vaccines require multiple doses? > > Immunity following a single dose of some vaccines is either incomplete > or short-lived. Using a series of doses improves the percentage of > patients who develop immunity and the duration of such immunity. These > vaccines also require booster doses to maintain long-term protection. > > Some people are concerned that giving a number of vaccines at the same > time may not be safe. However, prior to vaccine licensure, the Food > and Drug Administration requires studies to evaluate the safety and > response to the new vaccine when the other vaccines recommended for > that age are given at the same visit. The studies also must evaluate > whether the new vaccine alters the response to the other vaccines. > This information is reviewed carefully before decisions are made about > adding a vaccine to the schedule. > > Why start so early? > > The decision as to when to give a vaccine is based on the epidemiology > of the vaccine preventable disease. Often, these diseases are more > severe in younger children. Therefore, we start early to ensure that > the youngest and often most fragile are protected as soon as > possible. > > For example, most deaths due to pertussis occur in infants younger > than 6 months of age. The peak incidence of meningitis due to > Haemophilus influenzae type b before the introduction of conjugate > vaccine was approximately 9 months of age. > > Prior to birth, a baby receives antibodies from the mother. These > maternal antibodies provide protection against many of the previously > "usual childhood infections" such as measles, mumps and chickenpox, > and bacteria such as H. influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The > levels of these antibodies decrease with each month of age so that by > 6 months, protection is minimal. The vaccine schedule ensures that > while the levels of maternal antibody are falling, infants are > developing their own antibodies due to immunizations. > > The goal is to protect the infant as soon as possible; the current > schedule has essentially eliminated Haemophilus and greatly decreased > the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease. > > For measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, we wait until all maternal > antibody is gone so that these live vaccines are not inactivated by > residual maternal antibody. Because of the success of vaccines, the > incidence of these viral infections is quite low so there is little > risk of infection in the first year of life. However, if vaccination > rates fall and measles outbreaks increase as they have this past year > in the United States, we will begin to see more cases of measles not > only in children whose parents refuse vaccination but also in children > too young to receive the vaccine. > > Why not spread out the schedule? > > Spreading out the schedule would leave a child unprotected. > Furthermore, there is no reason to expect that spreading out the > schedule would decrease adverse events. > > Spreading out the schedule also would increase the number of visits to > a physician and would increase the number of visits that require an > immunization. Such a schedule would increase the number of unprotected > children in the population, which would decrease the benefits of herd > immunity. Since there is no advantage but several disadvantages, there > is no logic to spreading out the schedule. > > Parents who are considering delaying their child's immunizations need > to be made aware that they are putting their child at risk. Although > the incidence of most vaccine-preventable diseases in the United > States is very low, they are low because the majority of U.S. children > are immunized. As a result, the circulation of many of these organisms > has been interrupted. However, these pathogens can be reintroduced > easily into a population as a result of today's mobile society. If > enough children are not immunized, we will see outbreaks of these > vaccine-preventable diseases. > > In areas of Great Britain where measles immunization rates have > decreased, outbreaks are occurring, prompting mass immunization > campaigns. Similarly, pertussis outbreaks occurred within a few years > in countries where pertussis immunization was discontinued. > > Immunizations have been a major public health success story. The > vaccine schedule has evolved over the past 50 years based on > scientific evidence. Following this schedule is the best way to > protect your patients from these diseases. Please continue to > encourage your families to have their children immunized on time; > children are our future, and it is our job to protect them. Agencies > collaborate on vaccine schedules > Many experts are involved in the development of the vaccine > schedules. > The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is made up of > 15 members who include experts in infectious diseases and public > health and a consumer representative. In addition, ex-officio > representatives from national and international medical, infectious > disease, public health, nursing and pharmacist organizations as well > as governmental agencies participate in deliberations and provide > input to ACIP. The Academy is represented by two members of the > Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID). > > COID consists of 12 pediatric infectious disease experts appointed to > serve two-year terms, a representative of the AAP Section on > Infectious Diseases, several consultants who are pediatric infectious > disease experts, and liaisons from the Centers for Disease Control and > Prevention, American Academy of Family Physicians, Canadian Pediatric > Society, National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration > and the American Thoracic Society. > > > > > Dr. Fisher is chair of the AAP Section on Infectious Diseases > executive committee. Dr. Bocchini is chair of the AAP Committee on > Infectious Diseases. > > > > On Jan 13, 9:09 am, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here are two article, one pro and one con, about spreading out the > > vaccines. > > > > http://www.askdrsears.com/thevaccinebook/labels/Alternative%20Vaccine... > > > > Actually you can't get to the second one without being a subscriber, > > but here is a link to the web page anyway. It has some useful > > information. > > > > http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/citation/30/1/4 > > > > Last of all is a link to a google search on "spreading" "out" > > "vaccine" "schedule" > > > > CNN.com and Dr. Bob help parents answer the question, "Should I > > vaccinate my baby?" > > Wednesday, June 25, 2008 > > > > CNN correspondent Elizabeth Cohen explores how parents attempt to > > answer this question, and how various doctors across the nation are > > responding to parents' concerns, in her weekly column > > onwww.CNN.com<http://onwww.cnn.com/> > > > > I believe vaccines are very important and have played a tremendous > > role in limiting many serious diseases in our country, as do all of > > the doctors interviewed by Elizabeth for her column. However, more and > > more parents are concerned and want to take an approach that varies > > from the regular CDC schedule. I believe that if more and more doctors > > offer parents such options, we will have better vaccination rates than > > we are seeing now. > > > > Here are just a few of the options that Elizabeth presented in her > > column: > > > > Don't give the Hepatitis B vaccine to newborns in the hospital. > > Because this shot can cause fever, lethargy, and poor feeding > > (problems you don't want to see in a newborn), it's better to delay > > this shot for the first two months of life, especially since the > > disease doesn't even occur in newborns (it's a sexually-transmitted > > disease). > > Checking "titers" (blood immunity levels) for various shots before > > doing boosters. Some kids don't need some of the booster shots at age > > 5 years because their original infant series may still be working just > > fine. While this is a costly and time-consuming approach, some parents > > prefer it instead of automatically getting all the boosters. > > Getting fewer shots at each infant checkup and spreading the shots out > > over more time. This is the hallmark of Dr. Bob's Alternative Vaccine > > Schedule. > > Limiting large combination shots. Some parents prefer to split some of > > the combo shots into separate components to decrease the chance of a > > reaction. While we don't know if this precaution even helps, it is an > > option that some doctors like to provide for concerned parents. > > The bottom line is that more and more parents want options. If we > > don't provide them with options they are comfortable with, more > > parents will opt out of vaccines altogether. We will then see more and > > more disease fatalities and complications. > > > > Dr. Bob > > > > Labels: Alternative Vaccine Schedule > > > > posted by Sears Family @ 9:44 AM Post your comment - 25 Comments > > > > Larry King Show Continues to Raise Questions About Vaccines and > > Autism > > Thursday, April 3, 2008 > > > > Last night's show was a great mix of pro-vaccine doctors, doctors who > > have some concerns about vaccines, and parents who are demanding a > > different vaccine schedule. While everyone on both sides had good > > things to say, as expected there really was no conclusion reached and > > most parents are still probably just as confused as ever. > > > > I've looked at all the research, and I'm still confused as well. There > > is no clear answer on whether or not vaccines contribute to autism. > > But there is one thing that is very clear – more research needs to be > > done. Well, make that two things – more and more parents are going to > > decline vaccines unless they are offered an alternative vaccine > > schedule. > > > > So, while the scientists, doctors, government officials, and parents > > battle it out over the next couple of decades, here's what YOU, the > > concerned and confused parent with a little baby waiting for vaccines, > > can do NOW. Educate yourself about all the pros and cons of vaccines, > > understand the risk of diseases versus the rare risk of a vaccine side > > effect, look at all the research that does exist so far, and when you > > do decide you are comfortable beginning shots, vaccinate according to > > my Alternative Vaccine Schedule or my Selective Vaccine Schedule. > > > > I do believe change is in the wind, but it may be a very gentle breeze > > that takes many years to fill the sails (nice metaphor, huh? Or is > > that a simile? Never could get that straight. Maybe it's an analogy). > > For now, I encourage parents to follow one of my suggested vaccine > > schedules. > > Labels: Alternative Vaccine Schedule > > > > posted by Dr. Bob Sears @ 2:40 PM Post your comment - 26 Comments > > > > Alternative Vaccine Schedule vs. Regular Vaccine Schedule: How do I > > switch? > > Thursday, November 29, 2007 > > > > How do I switch to the Alternative Vaccine Schedule if I've already > > started my baby on the regular vaccine schedule? > > > > All of you have expressed so much interest in switching to the > > alternative vaccine schedule, but you aren't quite sure how to do it > > since you've started getting some shots already. I suppose I should > > have foreseen this situation when I wrote the book. > > > > The most common situation I hear about is a parent who has already > > given their baby the 2 and/or 4 month shots, and now wants to switch > > to an alternative schedule. Here's how to do that. Make a copy of my > > alternative schedule and cross off everything that your baby has > > already had, no matter when it is due on my schedule. Then at your > > baby's next checkup continue with whatever is due according to my > > schedule. This most likely will be DTaP and Rota, then Pc and HIB a > > month later. > > > > What about the shots that your baby already had at 2 and/or 4 months > > that are NOT on my schedule until later during infancy or childhood? > > The two shots this mainly applies to are Hep B and polio. If your baby > > already had polio at 2 and 4 months, you would not get any more until > > 2 years. If your baby only had one polio shot, you'd pick up the next > > one at 12 months. > > > > As for Hep B, you will notice I don't usually give this until age 2 or > > 3 years. If your baby has already had 2, then you would just wait to > > get the third between age 3 and 4. If your baby has only had 1 Hep B, > > get the second at 2 ½ and the third at 3 years. > > > > Here are a few other things to know. It's fine to switch brands of > > vaccines anytime you want. You can also switch from any combination > > vaccine to using individual ones. The hard part will be convincing > > your doctor to order a different brand just for you. If you have a few > > other friends with similar age kids going to the same doctor, that > > might make it easier if you all gang up on your doctor together. > > (Kidding, of course). Alternatively, the doctor can give you a > > prescription for a single dose through a pharmacy. Hopefully as more > > patients make these requests doctors will become more compliant. > > > > Second, don't worry if you mess up the actual spacing of each series > > of shots. The spacing is flexible. For example, even though the first > > three DTaP shots are supposed to be 2 months apart each, don't worry > > if this gets spaced out further. And if you get only one or two polios > > or Hep Bs early on, but then delay the rest for some years, you don't > > have to start the whole series over. You just pick up where you left > > off. > > > > Third, if you are starting the schedule late, such as at 4 or 6 > > months, don't hurry to catch up. Just start the schedule as if your > > baby was 2 months old, and you'll go through the whole thing but > > always be 2 to 4 months behind. > > > > Here's an example of someone who already had the 2 and 4 month shots > > but who now wants to switch. At six months you would just get DTaP and > > Rota, then at 7 months HIB and Pc. By nine months, you would skip > > polio because you've already gotten it at 2 and 4 months. You may get > > the flu shot though. At 12 months get mumps, but NOT polio again since > > you already got the 2nd dose at 4 months. At 15 months it's Pc and > > HIB, and at 18 months it's DTaP and Chickenpox. You continue on from > > there according to the schedule. > > > > I hope this makes sense. Your doctor will be able to help you figure > > out the details. > > Labels: Alternative Vaccine Schedule > > > > posted by Dr. Bob Sears @ 11:39 AM Post your comment - 76 Comments > > > > How to talk to your doctor about following an Alternative Vaccine > > Schedule > > Monday, October 29, 2007 > > > > Many parents today are looking for a different approach to vaccines. > > But most doctors feel that the standard vaccine schedule is so > > important that they are unwilling to work with such parents. Well, I > > have good news. Times are changing. The American Academy of Pediatrics > > now recommends that doctors work with parents who have questions and > > concerns and want to do things a little differently. The new AAP > > guidelines are listed in the 2006 Red Book of Infectious Diseases – a > > manual that almost every pediatrician owns. In the Book, the AAP > > suggests: > > > > A non-judgmental approach is best. Listen carefully and respectfully > > to the parent's concerns. > > Inform the parents of the risks and benefits of each vaccine as well > > as the risks of each disease. > > For parents who are concerned about multiple vaccines at one visit, > > develop a schedule that spreads the vaccines out. > > Continued refusal to vaccinate after adequate discussion should be > > respected (unless the child is at significant risk of serious harm > > during an epidemic). > > In general, pediatricians should avoid dismissing patients from their > > practice solely because of refusal to vaccinate. > > > > But parents who have concerns and extra questions about vaccines need > > to understand the best way to talk to their doctor. You can't wait > > until your baby's two-month appointment, wait until your doctor is > > done examining the baby, then suddenly hit the doctor with a dozen > > questions. It takes a good 15 to 30 minutes to discuss vaccine > > concerns and options in detail. Us doctors don't have the time to do > > this within the normal amount of > > > > read more »... > > > > > -- gnothe se auton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
