[VeryPlainJane]

A new vaccine that protects infants from rotavirus, which causes diarrhea and dehydration and leads to hundreds of thousands of deaths a year in developing countries, received federal approval Friday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11165427/from/RS.4/

[TheCommuter]

Hopefully the quality of lives for many infants will improve once this vaccine becomes widespread.

[wincha]

How many vaccines do children need? How many of them are actually needed? Plus there is the issue of vaccines and autism. My ped doesn't agree with the hep b vaccine so we wait until our children are required to have it for school. He doesn't also agree with the chicken pox vaccine. I am hoping my kids will get it on their own like their older siblings did.

[wincha]

In 1999, a different rotavirus vaccine, made by Wyeth, was pulled from the U.S. market after it was linked to a small increase in intussusception, a rare, life-threatening blockage or twisting of the intestine.""

Lets see what other things this vaccine could cause.

[stn2003]

i am under the impression that vaccines were never definatively linked with autism, and that all the speculation around that occurred back when vaccines were still being made with preservatives containing mercury- which is obviously no longer the case : )

it's back to the old argument of benefits vs. the risks. and i personally believe that the benefits outweigh the risks when the vaccine is one that has the power to save alot of lives through prevention.

Just my opinion.

[wincha]

Its not conclusive. Also many parents with children who are autistic would disagree. I have spoken to more than one parent whose child changed and regressed following immunizations.

[Gompers]

Originally Posted by wincha

How many vaccines do children need? How many of them are actually needed? Plus there is the issue of vaccines and autism. My ped doesn't agree with the hep b vaccine so we wait until our children are required to have it for school. He doesn't also agree with the chicken pox vaccine. I am hoping my kids will get it on their own like their older siblings did.

If you don't want your kids to have it, fine. But this might be a lifesaver for children in undeveloped countries.

[mandana]

Originally Posted by wincha

How many vaccines do children need? How many of them are actually needed? Plus there is the issue of vaccines and autism. My ped doesn't agree with the hep b vaccine so we wait until our children are required to have it for school. He doesn't also agree with the chicken pox vaccine. I am hoping my kids will get it on their own like their older siblings did.

May I ask what your peds reasoning is against Chicken pox vaccine is? I'm genuinely curious and NOT trying to start the old "to vaccinate or not" debate. I will, however, admit to being rabidly pro-vaccine - but I do promise that I'm only curious as to his/her reasoning for not agreeing with Chicken Pox vaccine.

TIA,
Amanda

[onehusbandsevenkids]

Oh, yippee....ANOTHER vaccine..... rolling my eyes here....

(But I do agree that in *third world countries* this may be a very good thing) But please don't mandate this like the rediculous chicken pox vax! '

(sorry I'm in a mood tonight and am truly sick of my instructors teaching on this subject without ALL of the available info and studies on vaccines being presented. Its SOOOOOOOOOOOO one sided - I swear I'm better educated about vaccines than any of them....oh well, thats what ya get in mainstream USA nursing schools. I just grit my teeth and bite my tongue....have any of them read and/or studied anything seriously anti-vaccine? Anyone want to make a guess at how many of these pro-vaccine studies are flawed and people just dont realize??? Also, if vaccines are so innocent why does the gov't pay out for vax injuries and deaths??)

Lordy, I probably should have kept my mouth shut....

[onehusbandsevenkids]

Originally Posted by mandana

May I ask what your peds reasoning is against Chicken pox vaccine is? I'm genuinely curious and NOT trying to start the old "to vaccinate or not" debate. I will, however, admit to being rabidly pro-vaccine - but I do promise that I'm only curious as to his/her reasoning for not agreeing with Chicken Pox vaccine.

TIA,
Amanda

Here's a good read to consider.....
http://www.mothering.com/articles/gr...pox_party.html

and a sidebar as to what is actually in the vax:
http://www.mothering.com/articles/gr...rty_side2.html