Hep A Vaccine .. why?
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| Mon, 08-17-2009 - 11:55am |
Our Feb 2009 PG was discussing vaccines .. someone mentioned Hep A -- which reminded me that I want to know WHY we vaccinate children 12-24 moths against it?!? We have safe drinking water supplies .. the stats I found said there are approx 7000 Hep A infections in this country every year and 50 deaths. It's hardly even a percentage of the population that can be calculated .. 2.278655 × 10^-5 %
I was vaccinated against Hep A when traveling in Africa .. and got the booster when I traveled in Guatemala .. both places where I would consider such a vaccine to be warranted -- but for my baby, in the US?!
Does anyone have articles / links for me on this one?? Why did "we" add this vaccine to the schedule (besides having another vaccine to make money off.. )
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Why did "we" add this vaccine to the schedule (besides having another vaccine to make money off.. )
ding ding ding.
reading on hep a-
http://insidevaccines.com/wordpress/vaccine-efficacy-how-often-do-vaccines-work/hepatitis-a-2/
Hepatitis A
Our analysis of Hepatitis A
Who is at risk?
CDC’s Pink Book hepatitis a chapter
Manufacturer’s Inserts and efficacy statements:
Havrix- efficacy ranges between 60-94%
On the CDC’s FAQ page for Hep A:
This statement by Robert Kennedy found in the transcript of a vaccine hearing before the Committee on Government Reform (House of Representatives) is pretty clear on the infant/Hepatitis issue.
Dr. Kennedy is a professor of microbiology and immunology and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center as well as a research scientist.
more reading. same site, different page.
http://insidevaccines.com/wordpress/2008/02/26/why-jab-children-to-protect-adults/
Why Jab Children to Protect Adults?
Filed under: Vaccine/Disease Analysis
I was vaccinated against Hep A when traveling in Africa .. and got the booster when I traveled in Guatemala .. both places where I would consider such a vaccine to be warranted -- but for my baby, in the US?!
Heck, this same argument can be made for many of the vaccines on the schedule right now. Why did you choose this one?
Oh it was just a question that came up b/c of a conversation in my PG. This isn't the only vaccine that I question actually needing. My problem comes up b/c my DH spent some years doing vaccine research in an academic setting (no pharma, here!).. and is now in medical school. His work was mainly with AIDs vaccine / smallpox vaccine and flu vaccine. But, of course, he has full confidence in our vaccine program and the clinical trials / FDA / CDC. I would probably be more inclined to limit / forgo vaccines altogether if it weren't for him.. so we've agreed, I can delay our son's vaccines, as long as he gets them, eventually.
I see no reason to have the Hep A vaccine, unless traveling to a developing country .. which I could see doing .. but I would vaccinate at that time .. not now. I honestly don't see a need for the varicella vaccine at all -- I have big issues with that one.
I think a lot of the conflict I have is that I have done all of my traveling in developing countries, where these diseases are still very active -- I've even had myself "boostered" .. against polio, TDaP and Hep A .. I've had titers checked for MMR and I've been vaccinated against typhoid fever, etc ..
Maybe what it comes down to is that I don't want the government telling me what to inject my child with and when ..
This vaccine is definitely not necessary. In Dr. Sears vaccine book, he says the disease itself is mild, self-limiting, and many people actually have had it (have the antibodies) and not even known they had it. I got it before we went to Puerto Rico, and to be honest and not PC, I think the only reason it's recommended here now is because of the influx of illegal aliens from Mexico (and not from just Mexico, but from all the other Central American and South American countries where the disease is rampant). Potentially you could get it if your eating at a restaurant and the cook isn't very sanitary with his hygiene and hence, your food. YUCK! It can also be spread around daycare centers when the caretakers don't wash their hands between changing babies diapers.
The vaccine contains 250mcg of aluminum in some brands, and formaldehyde in others.
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