Where do they get the information from?
To give some background DD had what I witnessed as a severe reaction to her Men /Hib vaccine a year ago. Before my eyes she puffed up like a balloon and 24 hours later was covered in the most awful eczema, developed a skin infection that still flares up now, began wheezing, fever it was really awful.
After this I decided to put of the MMR as I was concerned and she wasn't well anyway so I thought about singles. After reading some threads on here I got Dr Halvoesen's details and we booked an appt to see him. To be frank he wasn't that informative at all and when we told him our "story" he just said he thought she could have singles and would we like the measels one now. So we went ahead and she had no side effects at all. However I was expecting him to be more sage like about the whole vaccines issue and provide me with some evidence to read up on. (Perhaps that's what the waiting room with his book on sale was for...)
I want to pursue the Rubella and Mumps (when it becomes available again) but to be honest she hasn't been in good health for so long that we just haven't got around to it. I am also very "concerned" about the swine flu vaccine as DD catches anything going and things hit her mega hard but like a lot of Mums I don't feel informed enough to go ahead with it.
Where do well- informed people get there research sources from re. vaccinations and their implications?
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Jujubean77 · 20/11/2009 18:47
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