Comments on: More on Vaccinations: Hib recall. http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/ In Alpha Since 2001 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Pascha http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111861 Pascha Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>I called our pediatrician this morning, because Adeline just got her 4 month shots two weeks ago. Thankfully, the shots she got were not from the manufacturer that has the recall. I was worried all night.</p> I called our pediatrician this morning, because Adeline just got her 4 month shots two weeks ago. Thankfully, the shots she got were not from the manufacturer that has the recall. I was worried all night.

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111862 mihow Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>I want to know more details. Why aren’t they being more transparent? When it’s our children’s health, they need to be more transparent. I’m not even sure what to look for. He had Hib about two months ago.</p> I want to know more details. Why aren’t they being more transparent? When it’s our children’s health, they need to be more transparent. I’m not even sure what to look for. He had Hib about two months ago.

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111863 mihow Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Found a bit more information on <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_7708625?nclick_check=1">this site</a>.</p> <p>Called our pediatrician to ask if theirs was a part of the recall. We’re in the clear.</p> Found a bit more information on this site.

Called our pediatrician to ask if theirs was a part of the recall. We’re in the clear.

]]> By: egirl http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111864 egirl Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Details about the recall can be found here: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/recalls/hib-recall-faqs-12-12-07.htm</p> <p>It appears that Bacillus cereus was the potential contaminant- found on machinery, etc. but not in vaccine. Since there was the potential for vaccine contamination, the recall was issued. You may be most familiar with bacillus cereus as a type of food poisoning.</p> Details about the recall can be found here:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/recalls/hib-recall-faqs-12-12-07.htm

It appears that Bacillus cereus was the potential contaminant- found on machinery, etc. but not in vaccine. Since there was the potential for vaccine contamination, the recall was issued. You may be most familiar with bacillus cereus as a type of food poisoning.

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111865 mihow Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Thanks, egirl. I’ll go read it on the <span class="caps">CDC</span> site. I guess the spokesperson should have suggested that instead of being short and therefore vague.</p> <p>Maybe I’m just overly sensitive today. heh</p> Thanks, egirl. I’ll go read it on the CDC site. I guess the spokesperson should have suggested that instead of being short and therefore vague.

Maybe I’m just overly sensitive today. heh

]]> By: egirl http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111866 egirl Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it is not to trust the general media’s account of health-related issues. To these folks, it isn’t a story unless they freak out as many people as possible. I try to go to the source and hopefully their info is more reliable/detailed (and understandable)! But I agree… reading the general news accounts, I couldn’t tell what the contaminant was and I was highly concerned. After reading more on <span class="caps">CDC</span>, I was still concerned (I am a mom who has a kid who just had shots after all!), but somewhat reassured. They haven’t found it in the vaccine supply yet, plus my baby didn’t have any abscesses or infections within a week after vaccination when those side effects would have been most likely.</p> If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it is not to trust the general media’s account of health-related issues. To these folks, it isn’t a story unless they freak out as many people as possible. I try to go to the source and hopefully their info is more reliable/detailed (and understandable)! But I agree… reading the general news accounts, I couldn’t tell what the contaminant was and I was highly concerned. After reading more on CDC, I was still concerned (I am a mom who has a kid who just had shots after all!), but somewhat reassured. They haven’t found it in the vaccine supply yet, plus my baby didn’t have any abscesses or infections within a week after vaccination when those side effects would have been most likely.

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2007/12/13/more-on-vaccinations/comment-page-1/#comment-111867 mihow Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Not sure what it means, but odd enough to point out (and I could read a whole hell of a lot into this) that <span class="caps">CNN</span> put this article in the “money” section. heh Because, by all means, <em>thats</em> what’s most important about this, Merck’s stocks, right?</p> Not sure what it means, but odd enough to point out (and I could read a whole hell of a lot into this) that CNN put this article in the “money” section. heh Because, by all means, thats what’s most important about this, Merck’s stocks, right?

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