Fw: [WAPFTampaBay] Rota Vaccine & They do it AGAIN!

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Scary!! Over 100 baybies had to die before FDA recalled the vaccine.

 

Barbara

 

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17134702/

 

Warning on diarrhea vaccine for infants

Twisting of intestines reported after babies received rotavirus shots

 

Updated: 3:20 p.m. ET Feb 13, 2007

 

WASHINGTON - The government warned doctors and parents Tuesday of reports of

potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants

vaccinated

against a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea.

 

The condition, called intussusception, is the same that led to the

withdrawal

of the first rotavirus vaccine eight years ago.

 

The Food and Drug Administration said it was unknown whether the recently

approved vaccine, called RotaTeq, caused the 28 new cases. The condition

also can

occur spontaneously. Still, the agency said it was issuing the warning in

part to encourage reporting of any additional cases of intestinal twisting

or

blockage to help it assess any risks associated with the three-shot vaccine

series.

 

The vaccine’s manufacturer, Merck & Co. Inc., didn’t immediately return a

call seeking comment.

 

The 28 cases included 16 infants who required intestinal surgery. There have

been no reports of deaths.

 

RotaTeq received FDA approval in February 2006. At the time, the FDA and

Merck said trials of the vaccine indicated it did not increase the risk of

intussusception. But Merck and the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention are

conducting follow-up studies of tens of thousands of infants to track any

long-term effects of the vaccine. The FDA also is monitoring reports. About

3.5

million doses of the Merck vaccine have been distributed in the U.S., though

not

all have been used, the FDA said.

 

The earlier rotavirus vaccine, Wyeth’s RotaShield, was pulled from the U.S.

market in 1999 after it was linked to a small increase in intussusception.

In

the United States, rotavirus sickens about 2.7 million children younger than

5, sends up to 70,000 to the hospital and causes 20 to 70 deaths each year.

 

 

 

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LOL.....It suppose to be "babies".....

 

Barbara

 

 

Scary!! Over 100 baybies had to die before FDA recalled the vaccine.Barbara

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That is so sad. :-(Cyndi

 

In a message dated 2/14/2007 5:00:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes:

Scary!! Over 100 baybies had to die before FDA recalled the vaccine.Barbarahttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17134702/Warning on diarrhea vaccine for infantsTwisting of intestines reported after babies received rotavirus shotsUpdated: 3:20 p.m. ET Feb 13, 2007WASHINGTON - The government warned doctors and parents Tuesday of reports ofpotentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinatedagainst a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea.The condition, called intussusception, is the same that led to the withdrawalof the first rotavirus vaccine eight years ago.The Food and Drug Administration said it was unknown whether the recentlyapproved vaccine, called RotaTeq, caused the 28 new cases. The condition also canoccur spontaneously. Still, the agency said it was issuing the warning inpart to encourage reporting of any additional cases of intestinal twisting orblockage to help it assess any risks associated with the three-shot vaccineseries.The vaccine’s manufacturer, Merck & Co. Inc., didn’t immediately return acall seeking comment.The 28 cases included 16 infants who required intestinal surgery. There havebeen no reports of deaths.RotaTeq received FDA approval in February 2006. At the time, the FDA andMerck said trials of the vaccine indicated it did not increase the risk ofintussusception. But Merck and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention areconducting follow-up studies of tens of thousands of infants to track anylong-term effects of the vaccine. The FDA also is monitoring reports. About 3.5million doses of the Merck vaccine have been distributed in the U.S., though notall have been used, the FDA said.The earlier rotavirus vaccine, Wyeth’s RotaShield, was pulled from the U.S.market in 1999 after it was linked to a small increase in intussusception. Inthe United States, rotavirus sickens about 2.7 million children younger than5, sends up to 70,000 to the hospital and causes 20 to 70 deaths each year.