Polio vaccination in India
By kanchanmore
@kanchanmore (2)
India
February 14, 2007 2:53am CST
Polio vaccination programs in India have increased in the last few years. Every child below the age of 5 years is vaccinated 4 times every year through government programs. The child also receives polio vaccination dose with other vaccinations. This adds to nearly 25 doses in 5 years span. Is this standard within the limits of safety?
It is common sense that anything taken in excessive amount is harmful to the body. Then, how safe is it to give oral vaccination doses far beyond the standard limit to children?
2 responses
@mememama (3076)
• United States
15 Feb 07
We don't vaccinate here (it's an option in the USA), and I do fear the safety of vaccines, www.vaccinetruth and www.thinktwice.com have some good info. Our recommended schedule is a shot (not oral) at 2,4, & 9 months, with a booster shot at 4 or 5 years. You could ask your doctor to have the vaccine taken at a different time than your other shots.
With oral polio vaccine, sometimes people can develop polio from the vaccine itself, that's why we don't use it anymore-but I'm not sure what you would use over there. Also if you are immune supressed, it could cause problems and you have to stay away from immune supressed people for a month. If you have never received the vaccine you have to wash your hands throughly after changing the infants diaper too, the vaccine sheds in stools.
@amitsanger (210)
• India
14 Feb 07
interesting topic. well, i do not have any idea about how that oral vaccination works, and wheather any side effects or bad effects are possible or not. so i can not say what may be the result of the excessive amount of this vaccine. i will search for it and if i find anything important i will post it here. but you have raised a very good question. i hope someone will give a good answer. this is you first post!! welcome to mylot.
