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From: susan@vaxwaller.UUCP (Susan Finkelman)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.med
Subject: RE: Immunizations causing handicaps
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Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 10:48:10 EDT
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> > We have been avoiding
> > immunizations for our child who is now 20 months old, but feel some
> > i.e. tetanus may be needed.  Thank you very much.
> >
> I was under the impression that immunizations were required by law.
> We are scheduled to have our 9 week old given her first DPT shot this
> week. The doctor gave us a pamphlet on all the different immunizations
> required and some possible side effects that might occur after the
> shots. It seems to me that the risks of not having the shots are far
> greater than having them. Any comments?

Around here pediatricians will skip the 'P' part of the DPT if parents
request.  (I chose to have my child vacinated).  If a baby shows a
mild reaction to the 1st of the series, the pertussis component can
be skipped in subsequent shots.  I am fortunate to have a very healthy,
hardy kid, so I'll have her immunized against everything, especially
since the non-immunized kids will probably increase Beth's danger of
being exposed to these diseases.

  Susan Finkelman
	{zehntel,amd,fortune,resonex,rtech}!varian!susan


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