The risk of serious side effects from the vaccination is extremely small. DTaP FAQs Is DTaP the whooping cough vaccine? DTaP is a vaccine that helps children younger than age 7 develop immunity to diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis). How often do you need the DTaP vaccine?
Vaccine side effects have been noted in the combined Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis vaccination since it was licenses in the 1940’s. This combined vaccine was not used on a large scale until the vaccinations were independently approved and eventually combined together with inadequate safety studies...
It is highly contagious and is spread by coughing and sneezing, but vaccination has made it rare in developed countries. What is tetanus? Tetanusis a nerve condition caused by spores from a common soil-borne bacteria calledClostridium tetanithat enters the body from a wound. The tetanus toxin ...
DRUGS -- Side effectsVACCINATION -- ComplicationsDIPHTHERIA -- VaccinationPERTUSSIS vaccinesIMMUNIZATIONSCHOOL children -- Health & hygieneReportingSWEDEN. Medical Products AgencyThe article discusses research on alopecia caused by quetiapine. It references a study by R. M. McLean and M. Harrison-...
for her because of two very serious reactions in two of my younger cousins; one resulted in death. The children's hospital wouldn't say that it was because of the vaccination which her doctor gave her baby when she was only five weeks old. That's right, five weeks old, because he ...
Differential effects of the DTaP and MMR vaccine shortages on timeliness of childhood vaccination coverage. Am J Pub Health 2006;96(4):691-6.Santibanez TA, Santoli JM, Barker LE. Differential effects of the DTaP and MMR vaccine shortages on timeliness of childhood vaccination coverage. Am J ...