June 15th 06, 01:16 AM
In misc.kids.pregnancy wrote:
: I continuously hear controversy surrounding the MMR vaccine, and I have
: looked into the issue and the best that I can come up with is that the
: triple shot is safe for most kids, but some have problems with it. That is
: enough for me to caution on the side of safety, and I am considering getting
: single vaccine shots of measles, mumps and rubella for my infant. I am
: having a hard time finding anyone who carries the single shots. Can anyone
: offer and recomendations or advise as to how to go about getting single
: shots? Thanks.
There is some conflicted evidence that shows that combining measles and
mumps can create a problem in some children. There are other studies
that purport to say that such a connection does not exist. There is a
great deal of shouting and little clear proof on either side. There are
also other "explanations" for the MMR problems that have since been
corrected (mercury preservative in the vaccine). This all leads to a
very unclear conclusions about what the problem is, and if there is one.
In fact, proponents of both sides will blast this post as not sufficiently
supporting their point of view. I cannot offer advice either way that I
am convinced about. I will say that we delayed the vaccine until almost
3 yo, then used the combination shot at that time.
Larry
: I continuously hear controversy surrounding the MMR vaccine, and I have
: looked into the issue and the best that I can come up with is that the
: triple shot is safe for most kids, but some have problems with it. That is
: enough for me to caution on the side of safety, and I am considering getting
: single vaccine shots of measles, mumps and rubella for my infant. I am
: having a hard time finding anyone who carries the single shots. Can anyone
: offer and recomendations or advise as to how to go about getting single
: shots? Thanks.
There is some conflicted evidence that shows that combining measles and
mumps can create a problem in some children. There are other studies
that purport to say that such a connection does not exist. There is a
great deal of shouting and little clear proof on either side. There are
also other "explanations" for the MMR problems that have since been
corrected (mercury preservative in the vaccine). This all leads to a
very unclear conclusions about what the problem is, and if there is one.
In fact, proponents of both sides will blast this post as not sufficiently
supporting their point of view. I cannot offer advice either way that I
am convinced about. I will say that we delayed the vaccine until almost
3 yo, then used the combination shot at that time.
Larry