B.C. offers six-in-one vaccine for babies

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>>The misery of infant vaccinations will let up a little in B.C<<These tiny babies get 17 shots in the first 18 months of their life, before their immune system had any chance to fully develop.... Sure to alleviate their misery!======http://www.canada.com/Health/offers+vaccine+babies/1321323/story.htmlB.C. offers six-in-one vaccine for babies BY PAMELA FAYERMAN, VANCOUVER SUNFEBRUARY 24, 2009   Dr. Todd Sorokan gives a young patient a vaccination Monday at Royal Columbian Hospital.Photograph by: Ward Perrin, Vancouver SunThe misery of infant vaccinations will let up a little in B.C. with the province becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to offer a six-in-one vaccine that reduces the number of needles babies require.The new vaccine Infanrix-hexa reduces the number of shots to 14 from 17 in the first 18 months of life.“The main benefit is that there are fewer shots which makes it easier for the baby, the parents and the person giving the shot because it is a little nerve-racking, yes, and obviously not the most pleasant thing to do,” said pediatrician Dr. Todd Sorokan of the new vaccine, which is being offered this month.Echoed Dr. Reka Gustafson, medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health: “There is uniform enthusiasm for this new vaccine on the part of family doctors.”The provincial government is funding the new vaccine for all infants at their two-, four- and six-month vaccination visits.Dr. Monika Naus, director of the B.C. Centre for Disease Control immunization program, said in an interview that although the new vaccine from GlaxoSmith-Kline is more expensive than the ones it replaces, “it is a wash on the budget side because there will be savings in doctor billings and supplies.”She said she expects 120,000 doses will be given each year to B.C. infants (40,000 newborns getting three doses) and the government obtained a bulk price, which she could not disclose for proprietary reasons.Sorokan, who helped work on the new protocol as the former president of the B.C. Pediatric Society, said the new vaccine protects against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenza type B . Formerly, the hepatitis component was separate.Unfortunately, at the one-year visit, babies will still require four or five shots and at the 18-month visit, two or three shots, depending on whether it is influenza season and if that shot is recommended.The Infanrix-hexa vaccine was approved for use in Canada in 2004, but originally, it contained thimerosal as a preservative. Because of fears (since disproved) that the preservative was linked to adverse outcomes like autism, B.C. public health officials held off until a thimerosal-free formulation was available.“This was based on a desire to maintain public confidence in vaccines because of ongoing concerns about the safety of the mercury-based preservative, despite the demonstrated lack of association with adverse outcomes including autism spectrum disorders,” Naus said in a report to doctors in the B.C Medical Journal.Given the pain and anxiety associated with infant vaccinations, nursing researchers did a study to discover whether two vaccinations at once (one in each leg) made the experience any more tolerable for all concerned.The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute-funded team has submitted its project to a journal for publication. But preliminary findings shared with The Vancouver Sun, show that simultaneous injections do reduce pain behaviour responses as indicated in facial grimacing and body language.In the experiment, a control group of babies got three sequential injections and the intervention group got two injections given at the same time by nurses standing on either side, followed by a third injection. Co-researcher Leslie Mills said infants demonstrated less pain with simultaneous injections.Sun Health Issues ReporterpfayermanRoutine Immunization Schedule for B.C. InfantsTwo, four and six months:Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP); hepatitis B; polio (IPV); Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib). Plus Pneumococcal at two and four months; and Meningococcal C at two months. Influenza sometime between six and 23 months if recommended.12 months:Pneumococcal conjugate; Meningococcal conjugate; measles/mumps/rubella (MMR); Varicella (chickenpox)18 months:DTaP; IPV; Hib and MMRsource: www. immunizebca.ca =====In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.

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This is junk science. It means that the undeveloped immune system of the infant is now challenged simultaneously by six different diseases in the form of vaccines. The only positive thing here is that there is only one dose of potentially harmful "preservatives" and onlyone visit to the local quacktitioner. (Please remember that the original "quacks" were doctors who thought introduction of mercury into the human bodies was benign)--- On Tue, 2/24/09, Viviane Lerner <vivlerner wrote:

Viviane Lerner <vivlerner B.C. offers six-in-one vaccine for babies"NATURAL NEWS" <insiderCc: "HEALTH & HEALING" , "*VACCINE TRUTH" <Vaccinetruth >Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 8:40 PM

 

>>The misery of infant vaccinations will let up a little in B.C<<

These tiny babies get 17 shots in the first 18 months of their life, before their immune system had any chance to fully develop.... Sure to alleviate their misery!======

http://www.canada.com/Health/offers+vaccine+babies/1321323/story.html

 

B.C. offers six-in-one vaccine for babies

 

BY PAMELA FAYERMAN, VANCOUVER SUNFEBRUARY 24, 2009

 

 

Dr. Todd Sorokan gives a young patient a vaccination Monday at Royal Columbian Hospital.

Photograph by: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun

 

The misery of infant vaccinations will let up a little in B.C. with the province becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to offer a six-in-one vaccine that reduces the number of needles babies require.

The new vaccine Infanrix-hexa reduces the number of shots to 14 from 17 in the first 18 months of life.

“The main benefit is that there are fewer shots which makes it easier for the baby, the parents and the person giving the shot because it is a little nerve-racking, yes, and obviously not the most pleasant thing to do,” said pediatrician Dr. Todd Sorokan of the new vaccine, which is being offered this month.

Echoed Dr. Reka Gustafson, medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health: “There is uniform enthusiasm for this new vaccine on the part of family doctors.”

The provincial government is funding the new vaccine for all infants at their two-, four- and six-month vaccination visits.

Dr. Monika Naus, director of the B.C. Centre for Disease Control immunization program, said in an interview that although the new vaccine from GlaxoSmith-Kline is more expensive than the ones it replaces, “it is a wash on the budget side because there will be savings in doctor billings and supplies.”

She said she expects 120,000 doses will be given each year to B.C. infants (40,000 newborns getting three doses) and the government obtained a bulk price, which she could not disclose for proprietary reasons.

Sorokan, who helped work on the new protocol as the former president of the B.C. Pediatric Society, said the new vaccine protects against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenza type B . Formerly, the hepatitis component was separate.

Unfortunately, at the one-year visit, babies will still require four or five shots and at the 18-month visit, two or three shots, depending on whether it is influenza season and if that shot is recommended.

The Infanrix-hexa vaccine was approved for use in Canada in 2004, but originally, it contained thimerosal as a preservative. Because of fears (since disproved) that the preservative was linked to adverse outcomes like autism, B.C. public health officials held off until a thimerosal-free formulation was available.

“This was based on a desire to maintain public confidence in vaccines because of ongoing concerns about the safety of the mercury-based preservative, despite the demonstrated lack of association with adverse outcomes including autism spectrum disorders,” Naus said in a report to doctors in the B.C Medical Journal.

Given the pain and anxiety associated with infant vaccinations, nursing researchers did a study to discover whether two vaccinations at once (one in each leg) made the experience any more tolerable for all concerned.

The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute-funded team has submitted its project to a journal for publication. But preliminary findings shared with The Vancouver Sun, show that simultaneous injections do reduce pain behaviour responses as indicated in facial grimacing and body language.

In the experiment, a control group of babies got three sequential injections and the intervention group got two injections given at the same time by nurses standing on either side, followed by a third injection. Co-researcher Leslie Mills said infants demonstrated less pain with simultaneous injections.

Sun Health Issues Reporter

pfayerman

 

Routine Immunization Schedule for B.C. Infants

Two, four and six months:

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP); hepatitis B; polio (IPV); Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib). Plus Pneumococcal at two and four months; and Meningococcal C at two months. Influenza sometime between six and 23 months if recommended.

12 months:

Pneumococcal conjugate; Meningococcal conjugate; measles/mumps/rubella (MMR); Varicella (chickenpox)

18 months:

DTaP; IPV; Hib and MMR

source: www. immunizebca.ca

 

 

 

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In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.