FYI-
Any parent that has a baby suffer from an adverse reaction after a vaccine is required by law to report it to VAERS. A reaction can occur up to 30 days later. My doctor did not report my son’s reactions for his 2, 4, and 6 mo. vaccines, so I must. It is a law that doctors must keep this information on file and an incident can be reported up to 3 years later.
Ex. according to Merck, the maker of Infanrix, a typical reaction is crying for 1 hour of more. According to the CDC, it has to be for 3 hours or more. Therefore, his reaction should be reported.
**babies that have a family history of neurological disease (LDs, Autism, ADHD, etc) are more likely to suffer from adverse reactions.
http://vaers.hhs.gov/pdf/PackageInserts.pdf
FDA approves new vaccine Rotarix.
The FDA Panel has recently approved GlaxoSmith Kline’s new vaccine, Rotarix (vaccine for diarrhea associated virus). The vote to approve the vaccine was 11-1. Consumer Member Vicky Debold voted “no” due to the possible safety issues involved. In clinical trials, infants had the following serious adverse events occur:
pneumonia
death
bronchitis
convulsions
There is talk of it being marketing in the spring. Despite the concerns regarding the safety issues, the FDA has approved it and will play the “wait and see” game (depending upon how many reactions are reported to VAERS once it begins distribution on the market). Just remember the following:
1. A reaction can occur up to 30 days later
2. All reactions must be reported to VAERS (if your doctor does not report it, you must)
3. Adverse reactions can be reported up to 3 yrs. later
4. All doctors are required by law to keep vaccination information on file for every patient in the event that a reaction must be reported
5. What the CDC deems is a reaction (more often than not) tends to be different than what the drug manufacturer indicates (which is why all too often incidents are not reported)