Mercury free vaccines

[bolekilolek]

What is the name of mercury free vaccine given to babies at 2,3 and 4 months old . Does anyone know ? My DD has just gotten 1 set of jabs , unf. containing thiomersal ( mercury .. ) but I wanna make sure that next time it is not gonna happen. Why on earth the doctor said nothing about dangesrs of giving babies such a big dose of mercury in one go ? I only realised how dangerous it is after reading few messages at mumsnet ( go to health then discussion about vaccines ... ) and checking internet .

Well the safest way given the current lack of research would be to give singles. But you can only get that done privately.

They don't tell us because they say it is safe. I think my son would suggest otherwise.

MMR- doesn't need to be given in intervals as its one jab followed by a booster several years later (which isn't necessary in the majority of cases).

Is it better to give the mmr as late as possible, say 18 months or is that considere early?

It's more likely to work the later it is given. The main reason it fails is because of maternal antibodies still ciruculating. If you had measles as a child then there may still be quite a few around at 12 months.

Some info on www.909shot.com/Issues/mercury.htm

I asked my gp when dd was baby and was told no alternative to triple with thimerosal she's just been called for her booster so will go armed with the info re infranix. Does anyone have experience of giving this to older children?

My DS1 (aged four and on the autistic spectrum) just had the Infanrix DTP booster a few weeks ago - with no discernible side effects I am pleased to say!

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SRM- usually older children ARE given infanrix (ie thimerosil free), as they are given DTaP. It's babies who get thimerosil (as they are given DTwP). I suspect your GP doesn't know that much about the ingredients in each one.

Just re-read your message SRM. Your GP was kind of right as babies are meant to be given DTwP there isn't really an alternative for them. PArnets can request/insist on infanrix, but the GP isn't following dept of health guidelines if they adminisiter infanrix to babies (whereas they are if they give it for boosters).

can I just check though - is there any evidence that infanrix may be less effective? ie because of the lack of preservative - anyone know? thought I read this somewhere

I am too late and ds had thimerosal in all 3 - would have liked the choice

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The acellular pertussis is supposedly less effective than whole cell. But that is open to discussion. It's good enough for the States, Australia and just about anywhere else!

Now there's the added issue that acellular pertussis may somehow interact with the hib making the hib less effective. But again that is only a suggestion (amongst others made by the dept of health for the recent problems with hib- my guess is that hib just doesn't work as well as they thought it did).