Vaccines & your child separating fact from fiction /
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Columbia University Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Questions parents have about vaccines
- General
- What are vaccines?
- Why do we still need vaccines?
- How do vaccines work?
- How are vaccines made?
- What steps do pharmaceutical companies go through to make vaccines?
- Who recommends vaccines?
- How do we know vaccines work?
- Are vaccine-preventable diseases really that bad?
- Isn't it better to be naturally infected than immunized?
- Are vaccines given in a one-size-fits-all schedule?
- Is there any harm in using an alternative schedule?
- Why can't vaccines be combined to lessen the number of shots?
- Why aren't more vaccines given by mouth?
- Can I avoid vaccines by living a healthy lifestyle?
- Why should I trust a system that makes money for drug companies?
- Should vaccines be mandated?
- Is it my social responsibility to get vaccines?
- Safety
- Are vaccines safe?
- How do I know if a problem is caused by vaccines?
- What systems are in place to ensure that vaccines are safe?
- How do we know that different vaccines can be given at the same time?
- Do too many vaccines overwhelm the immune system?
- Do too many vaccines weaken the immune system?
- Do too many vaccines cause chronic diseases?
- Do vaccines cause autism?
- Do vaccines cause allergies and asthma?
- Do vaccines cause cancer?
- Do vaccines cause diabetes?
- Do vaccines cause mad-cow disease?
- Do vaccines cause multiple sclerosis?
- Do vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
- Are there "hot lots" of vaccines?
- Is the vaccine adverse events reporting system (VAERS)
- A good way to tell whether a vaccine is harmful?
- Are package inserts useful?
- How do i sort out good from bad information about vaccines?
- Ingredients
- Do vaccines contain products to which children could be allergic?
- Do vaccines contain harmful preservatives like mercury?
- Do vaccines contain harmful adjuvants like aluminum?
- Do vaccines contain harmful chemicals like formaldehyde?
- Do vaccines contain ether or antifreeze?
- Are vaccines made using aborted fetal cells?
- Do vaccines contain products from animals?
- Practical considerations
- How do I deal with my child's fear of shots?
- What can I do to make the vaccine visit less stressful?
- Who shouldn't get vaccines?
- Can I vaccinate my child if he is ill?
- Can I vaccinate my premature baby?
- Can I vaccinate my child if he's taking steroids?
- Can I receive a vaccine if I'm pregnant?
- Can I vaccinate my child if I'm breastfeeding?
- What if my child inadvertently got an extra dose of vaccine?
- What if my child inadvertently missed a dose of vaccine?
- Can I vaccinate my child if someone in the home is immune compromised?
- Do vaccines given in countries from which children are adopted still count?
- Individual vaccines
- Vaccines in the first year of life
- Hepatitis B
- Diphtheria,tetanus, and pertussis
- Pneumococcus
- Rotavirus
- Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Polio
- Influenza
- Vaccines in the second year of life
- Measles, mumps, and rubella
- Chickenpox
- Hepatitis A
- Vaccines for adolescents and teens
- Meningococcus
- Human papillomavirus
- The vaccine schedule
- Vaccine schedule and combination vaccines
- Why this schedule?
- Changes to the schedule
- Catch-up schedule.