Is the Rotavirus Vaccine Mandated in State Vaccine Laws? A state-by-state inquiry by NVIC found that, although the rotavirus vaccine is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), it is not mandated in any state – yet. However, some states have been adding this vaccine as a prerequisite to enrolling in infant childcare facilities. According to the CDC and the vaccine manufacturer package inserts, if a child has not had rotavirus vaccine by 32 months of age, then he/she should not get it at all.
How Do You Treat Rotavirus?
Normally rotavirus does not require special treatment. Rest and fluids to prevent dehydration work well. In more serious cases, it is possible that hospitalization and intravenous re-hydration also may be necessary. In underdeveloped countries that lack sanitation and access to good medical care, including re-hydration therapy for severely dehydrated children suffering with diarrhea, rotavirus infection can be fatal.
Can Rotavirus Cause Injury and/or Death?
There is a gap in medical knowledge in terms of predicting who will have a mild case of rotavirus and who will have a life-threatening or even fatal case of this disease.
Most children need only rest and fluids to recover from rotavirus. However, untreated dehydration from loss of fluids and electrolytes can cause death.
That is why it is important to make sure that your child has plenty of fluids when he/she is sick with any kind of severe diarrhea and is taken to a hospital if there is change in consciousness (excessive sleep or unresponsiveness), high or persistent fever, vomiting, failure to eat, drink or urinate, and other signs that your child may be dehydrated and in need of re-hydration therapy.
сряда, 7 декември 2011 г.
Какво да правим като ни принуждават да администрираме ваксината против Хепатит Б
If you want to make informed, voluntary decisions about hepatitis B vaccination, there are several actions you can take to educate your community and protect your child. Report vaccine reactions by calling NVIC at 1-800-909SHOT or accessing NVIC's website at www.nvic.org. If you are pregnant, get tested for hepatitis B disease. If you are infected, your baby is a candidate for vaccination. Stand up for your informed consent rights. If you do not test positive for hepatitis B; do not fall into one of the high risk categories described in this newsletter; and decide you do not want your newborn vaccinated before leaving the hospital newborn nursery, you can amend the "consent for medical treatment" forms you sign upon entering the hospital before giving birth by writing on the form that you do not give consent for hepatitis B vaccination of your baby in the hospital. Check to see if your state has a vaccine tracking system and, if you do not want your baby enrolled in a tracking system, find out how you can exercise your informed consent rights. Get more information, including checking your state vaccination laws for requirements and exemptions. Hepatitis B vaccine is required in 35 states. There are medical exemptions in all states, religious exemption in all but two states (West Virginia and Mississippi) and philosophical exemption in 16 states. Don't let anyone intimidate or coerce you into taking action before you have had the opportunity to become fully informed about all your options and are comfortable with your vaccination decision.
Хепатит Б ваксината причина за много смъртни случаи
Even though fewer than 10 percent of all doctors report health problems following vaccination, there are more than 16,000 reports of hospitalizations, injuries and deaths following hepatitis B vaccination that have been reported to the U.S. government Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) since July 1990. There are reports of deaths in infants under one month of age following hepatitis B vaccination in VAERS, with most of the deaths being classified as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), even though SIDS is not historically recognized in the medical literature as occurring in babies under two months of age.
One of those death reports was made for a 15-day old baby boy who died within 48 hours of his first dose of hepatitis B vaccine. His father testified at a 1995 Institute of Medicine Vaccine Safety Forum workshop. He described what happened:
"For the first 13 days of his life, Nicholas was no different than any other baby. He ate well. When he slept, he slept well. He acted just like my first son acted when he came home from the hospital." Nicholas was given a hepatitis B shot at his regular check up at the pediatrician's office on the 13th day of his life. His father said:
"That night when I got home from work, I noticed that Nicholas was crying a lot more than usual. In fact, he was screaming some of the time. He was acting differently, but because we had just taken him to the doctor for a checkup and they told us he was a big healthy boy, we thought everything was OK. When he was just acting fussy, like babies sometimes do, we didn't know anything about vaccines or that they can cause problems for some babies."
"Nicholas cried on and off for most of the night. When I got up and went to work the next day, he was still crying on and off. He continued during most of the day and into the evening. The next morning, his mother found him dead in his crib. From the way he looked, he had been dead for several hours."
An autopsy was done the next day. A couple of weeks later, our pediatrician told us over the phone that the autopsy showed Nicholas had died of sudden infant death syndrome. He told us Nicholas was one of the healthiest babies he had ever seen…. What I didn't know then but I know now is that the pediatrician had made a report within 17 days of Nicholas' death to the government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, VAERS. In VAERS, Nicholas' death is listed as SIDS. Even though I didn't know anything about vaccines or SIDS, something told me that there was a reason why Nicholas died, and I had to find out why."
After seeing an article in the Washington Post about the Institute of Medicine report on adverse events associated with childhood vaccines, Nicholas's father called the National Vaccine Information Center and began talking to experts and researching infant death and vaccines. Eventually a clinical professor of pathology, who had reviewed Nicholas' medical records, autopsy and slides, stated in writing that Nicholas did not die of SIDS but died a cardiac death, caused by passive congestive changes with pulmonary edema and hemorrhage caused by the active immunization with hepatitis B vaccine. The pathologist stated "I do not believe this was a sudden infant death syndrome death. Sudden infant death syndrome is the most abused diagnosis in pediatric pathology. In this particular case, the infant was two weeks old. Sudden infant death at two weeks old is so rare as to be virtually unheard of."
The pathologist went on to say that Nicholas was at high risk for congestive heart failure because his mother had gestational diabetes, but that he would definitely have survived were it not for the stress induced by the hepatitis B vaccination.
Nicholas's father, in his testimony before the Institute of Medicine, asked "How many other newborn babies are dying from the effects of hepatitis B vaccine, but are being wrongly diagnosed as SIDS and no one ever knows the difference? I looked at the computer printouts of VAERS reports at the National Vaccine Information Center, and I saw there were other reports of babies just a few days or weeks old, who have died shortly after hepatitis B vaccination. Many are listed as SIDS deaths, but are they?"
One of those death reports was made for a 15-day old baby boy who died within 48 hours of his first dose of hepatitis B vaccine. His father testified at a 1995 Institute of Medicine Vaccine Safety Forum workshop. He described what happened:
"For the first 13 days of his life, Nicholas was no different than any other baby. He ate well. When he slept, he slept well. He acted just like my first son acted when he came home from the hospital." Nicholas was given a hepatitis B shot at his regular check up at the pediatrician's office on the 13th day of his life. His father said:
"That night when I got home from work, I noticed that Nicholas was crying a lot more than usual. In fact, he was screaming some of the time. He was acting differently, but because we had just taken him to the doctor for a checkup and they told us he was a big healthy boy, we thought everything was OK. When he was just acting fussy, like babies sometimes do, we didn't know anything about vaccines or that they can cause problems for some babies."
"Nicholas cried on and off for most of the night. When I got up and went to work the next day, he was still crying on and off. He continued during most of the day and into the evening. The next morning, his mother found him dead in his crib. From the way he looked, he had been dead for several hours."
An autopsy was done the next day. A couple of weeks later, our pediatrician told us over the phone that the autopsy showed Nicholas had died of sudden infant death syndrome. He told us Nicholas was one of the healthiest babies he had ever seen…. What I didn't know then but I know now is that the pediatrician had made a report within 17 days of Nicholas' death to the government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, VAERS. In VAERS, Nicholas' death is listed as SIDS. Even though I didn't know anything about vaccines or SIDS, something told me that there was a reason why Nicholas died, and I had to find out why."
After seeing an article in the Washington Post about the Institute of Medicine report on adverse events associated with childhood vaccines, Nicholas's father called the National Vaccine Information Center and began talking to experts and researching infant death and vaccines. Eventually a clinical professor of pathology, who had reviewed Nicholas' medical records, autopsy and slides, stated in writing that Nicholas did not die of SIDS but died a cardiac death, caused by passive congestive changes with pulmonary edema and hemorrhage caused by the active immunization with hepatitis B vaccine. The pathologist stated "I do not believe this was a sudden infant death syndrome death. Sudden infant death syndrome is the most abused diagnosis in pediatric pathology. In this particular case, the infant was two weeks old. Sudden infant death at two weeks old is so rare as to be virtually unheard of."
The pathologist went on to say that Nicholas was at high risk for congestive heart failure because his mother had gestational diabetes, but that he would definitely have survived were it not for the stress induced by the hepatitis B vaccination.
Nicholas's father, in his testimony before the Institute of Medicine, asked "How many other newborn babies are dying from the effects of hepatitis B vaccine, but are being wrongly diagnosed as SIDS and no one ever knows the difference? I looked at the computer printouts of VAERS reports at the National Vaccine Information Center, and I saw there were other reports of babies just a few days or weeks old, who have died shortly after hepatitis B vaccination. Many are listed as SIDS deaths, but are they?"
Важни въпроси...
Must my newborn receive the hepatitis B vaccine in order to be released from the hospital? No, absolutely not. But if hospital officials contend otherwise, request to see the state law that requires it (there is none).
What can I do if a school official tells me something I don’t think is accurate? When in doubt, ask them for the law that supports the request they’re making.
My doctor said that she won’t treat my baby unless he’s fully vaccinated. 1) Can she refuse to treat my child? 2) Am I legally required to have my child vaccinated? Firstly, yes, we have heard of a number of doctors refusing to accept or keep children as patients because of the parents’ vaccination decisions (though we don’t know if such a refusal has ever been challenged in court). Secondly, vaccines are not required for babies, though some are currently recommended by the Department of Public Health. They become requirements only when children enter daycare or school, at which point medical and religious exemptions are honored if appropriate. Beyond that, if your doctor refuses to treat your child, it might be time to find a new doctor.
I think my child has had a reaction to a vaccine, but my doctor said it was nothing. What can I do? Your doctor is required by law to report all adverse events that occur within 30 days after vaccination to federal health authorities. If your doctor refuses, or if you want to add your own report, you have the right to do so.
What can I do if a school official tells me something I don’t think is accurate? When in doubt, ask them for the law that supports the request they’re making.
My doctor said that she won’t treat my baby unless he’s fully vaccinated. 1) Can she refuse to treat my child? 2) Am I legally required to have my child vaccinated? Firstly, yes, we have heard of a number of doctors refusing to accept or keep children as patients because of the parents’ vaccination decisions (though we don’t know if such a refusal has ever been challenged in court). Secondly, vaccines are not required for babies, though some are currently recommended by the Department of Public Health. They become requirements only when children enter daycare or school, at which point medical and religious exemptions are honored if appropriate. Beyond that, if your doctor refuses to treat your child, it might be time to find a new doctor.
I think my child has had a reaction to a vaccine, but my doctor said it was nothing. What can I do? Your doctor is required by law to report all adverse events that occur within 30 days after vaccination to federal health authorities. If your doctor refuses, or if you want to add your own report, you have the right to do so.
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Mercury/Thimerosal
Thimerosal is an ethylmercury-based preservative that has been used in many vaccines since the early 1930s. Because ethylmercury is a known neurotoxin, thimerosal has more recently come under attack as a potential factor in the explosion of autism our country has seen, particularly since the 1990s (when more vaccines were added to the recommended schedule).
Acting on this concern, almost every vaccine used for children is now produced in a thimerosal-free form. In fact, according to the medical director of the immunization program at the state Department of Public Health, all state-made vaccines are thimerosal-free. However, because other manufacturers may continue to use trace amounts of thimerosal, you would do well to ask your doctor for the thimerosal-free versions. For the sake of surity, you might also request to see the package insert and the vial that contains the vaccine.
Thimerosal is an ethylmercury-based preservative that has been used in many vaccines since the early 1930s. Because ethylmercury is a known neurotoxin, thimerosal has more recently come under attack as a potential factor in the explosion of autism our country has seen, particularly since the 1990s (when more vaccines were added to the recommended schedule).
Acting on this concern, almost every vaccine used for children is now produced in a thimerosal-free form. In fact, according to the medical director of the immunization program at the state Department of Public Health, all state-made vaccines are thimerosal-free. However, because other manufacturers may continue to use trace amounts of thimerosal, you would do well to ask your doctor for the thimerosal-free versions. For the sake of surity, you might also request to see the package insert and the vial that contains the vaccine.
How to get separate MMR vaccines?
It is very hard to get separate MMR vaccine nowadays. Merck has the monopoly for the massive production of the vaccine and the company refuses to make the separate Mumphs, Measles and Rubella vaccines due to minimized profits. What can we do as parents?
A. Call Merck Service line and inform them how important it is for you as a parent to have the option to vaccinate your child separately, rather than with one large dose vaccine that poses danger on your child's health. The phone number is 1-800-672-372.
B. Ask you pediatrician for the separate vaccines if he/she refuses to order them, ask him/her for a prescription for separate vaccines.
C. Here is how to get the separate MMR vaccines if your doctor won't help you. The pharmaceutical company of these three separate immunizations is Merck. American Medicine will need the following from your doctor: Doctor's prescription with the child's name, Copy of Doctor's license. Have your doctor fax this to 225-924-0249. You will then pay American Medicine (225-924-0247) and they will overnight the immunizations to your doctor. You will have to pay the overnight shipping fee due to the medicine needing to be refrigerated. Make sure you ask for the expiration dates so that you will know ahead of time and for your records. September 2007- Cost is appx. $119 (for all 3) plus shipping/handling (+-$20.)
A. Call Merck Service line and inform them how important it is for you as a parent to have the option to vaccinate your child separately, rather than with one large dose vaccine that poses danger on your child's health. The phone number is 1-800-672-372.
B. Ask you pediatrician for the separate vaccines if he/she refuses to order them, ask him/her for a prescription for separate vaccines.
C. Here is how to get the separate MMR vaccines if your doctor won't help you. The pharmaceutical company of these three separate immunizations is Merck. American Medicine will need the following from your doctor: Doctor's prescription with the child's name, Copy of Doctor's license. Have your doctor fax this to 225-924-0249. You will then pay American Medicine (225-924-0247) and they will overnight the immunizations to your doctor. You will have to pay the overnight shipping fee due to the medicine needing to be refrigerated. Make sure you ask for the expiration dates so that you will know ahead of time and for your records. September 2007- Cost is appx. $119 (for all 3) plus shipping/handling (+-$20.)
Vaccine Schedule
Vaccine schedule for children starting day care early:
HiB first dose - 6 months
IPV first dose - 7 months
DTaP first dose - 8 months
HiB second dose - 10 months
IPV second dose - 11 months
DTaP second dose - 12 months
HiB third dose - 24 months
IPV third dose - 25 months
DTaP third dose - 26 months
Measles - 28 months
Rubella - 40 months
HiB fourt dose - 48 months
IPV fourt dose - 49 months
DTaP fourt dose - 50 months
Mumphs - 52 months
With this schedule - no boosters are needed for starting school.
Vaccine schedule for children NOT attending day care:
HiB first dose - 24 months
IPV first dose - 25 months
DTaP first dose - 26 months
HiB second dose - 28 months
IPV second dose - 29 months
DTaP second dose - 30 months
Measles - 32 months
Rubella - 44 months
HiB third dose - 48 months
IPV third dose - 49 months
DTaP third dose - 50 months
Mumphs - 60 months
With this schedule no other HiB, IPV, and DTaP doses should be needed.
Pneumococcal Vaccine is not required in most states and the vaccine is very expensive. It should be given only to children prone to the disease.
Varicella is not required in most states and should be administered only after a test is done to determine if there is an immunity to the illness. It is not state mandated but schools may require it in order to accept a child - a parent can always claim religious issues and skip it.
Hepatitis B vaccine is required for a child to attend school - the states of Illinois, Vermont, Maine and others allow exemptions on philosophical and religious basis. Other states allow on religious only.
Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for people living in Western States and people travelling in Central and Eastern Europe. It is not recommended before the age of 2. It should be given in 2 doses - six months apart. If one does not want the vaccine to be administered, he/she may use immune globulin, which gives protection for 5 to 6 months against the virus.
Hepatitis A and B vaccines have been linked to multiple auto-immune illnesses including but not limited to Multiple Sclerosis, convulsions, neuropathy, Guillan-Barre syndrome and other immune and brain complications that affect children and adults.
HiB first dose - 6 months
IPV first dose - 7 months
DTaP first dose - 8 months
HiB second dose - 10 months
IPV second dose - 11 months
DTaP second dose - 12 months
HiB third dose - 24 months
IPV third dose - 25 months
DTaP third dose - 26 months
Measles - 28 months
Rubella - 40 months
HiB fourt dose - 48 months
IPV fourt dose - 49 months
DTaP fourt dose - 50 months
Mumphs - 52 months
With this schedule - no boosters are needed for starting school.
Vaccine schedule for children NOT attending day care:
HiB first dose - 24 months
IPV first dose - 25 months
DTaP first dose - 26 months
HiB second dose - 28 months
IPV second dose - 29 months
DTaP second dose - 30 months
Measles - 32 months
Rubella - 44 months
HiB third dose - 48 months
IPV third dose - 49 months
DTaP third dose - 50 months
Mumphs - 60 months
With this schedule no other HiB, IPV, and DTaP doses should be needed.
Pneumococcal Vaccine is not required in most states and the vaccine is very expensive. It should be given only to children prone to the disease.
Varicella is not required in most states and should be administered only after a test is done to determine if there is an immunity to the illness. It is not state mandated but schools may require it in order to accept a child - a parent can always claim religious issues and skip it.
Hepatitis B vaccine is required for a child to attend school - the states of Illinois, Vermont, Maine and others allow exemptions on philosophical and religious basis. Other states allow on religious only.
Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for people living in Western States and people travelling in Central and Eastern Europe. It is not recommended before the age of 2. It should be given in 2 doses - six months apart. If one does not want the vaccine to be administered, he/she may use immune globulin, which gives protection for 5 to 6 months against the virus.
Hepatitis A and B vaccines have been linked to multiple auto-immune illnesses including but not limited to Multiple Sclerosis, convulsions, neuropathy, Guillan-Barre syndrome and other immune and brain complications that affect children and adults.
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