What info can you give me on 2month vacc's, Advice please?

[HotI]

You can delay the rotavirus one slightly, but it does have to be given by a certain age or it is not financed by the govt. 1st dose has to be given by 12 weeks, 2nd dose by 28 weeks and 3rd dose by 32 weeks.

[kawazuki]

You can delay the rotavirus one slightly, but it does have to be given by a certain age or it is not financed by the govt. 1st dose has to be given by 12 weeks, 2nd dose by 28 weeks and 3rd dose by 32 weeks.

actually it has nothing to really do with funding its more to do with effectiveness, as the studies show they need the less matured stomach lining to be more effective in absorption rates. well thats what i was told 12 months ago during a refresher course. this may have changed.
and also because they are unsure of adverse events in older infants as it hasn't been tested on older infants so they can't guarantee it.

[Little Chicken]

You can delay the rotavirus one slightly, but it does have to be given by a certain age or it is not financed by the govt. 1st dose has to be given by 12 weeks, 2nd dose by 28 weeks and 3rd dose by 32 weeks.

I think if it is not given by a certain age it doesn't work

eta: beat me to it kawazuki

[HotI]

You can delay the rotavirus one slightly, but it does have to be given by a certain age or it is not financed by the govt. 1st dose has to be given by 12 weeks, 2nd dose by 28 weeks and 3rd dose by 32 weeks.

Whatever the reason, these are the ages (described in the govt. info) that are latest that the rotavirus doses will be given.

[Schmickers]

As far as I am aware, the rotavirus vaccine is not funded after six months because after six months, the risks of rotavirus in the infant are significantly reduced, rendering the vaccine relatively pointless.

[JellyBean]

Check out the WAVE website (World Association for Vaccine Education) and look up the ingredients for each of the vaccines which are scheduled for 2 months olds in your state. Only then, knowing the potential short and long term side-effects of each ingredient can you make an informed decision about vaccines.

Oh - the book in my signature is gold too!

:-)

[Yeddi]

I think important to educate yourself. Information about vaccines is rarely unbiased in either direction. I personally think it comes down to how you answer two questions...


1 - If your child caught a natural disease they may not of caught or could have had a milder case of if they were immunised against it, but instead had to deal with the full force of it which may mean they could get very sick or on rare occasion could possibly die, how would you feel about not immunising? Could you forgive yourself for this choice?

2 - If you child had an adverse reaction to the vaccination (understanding that vaccines might not even stop them from catching the disease you're immunising against and on some occasions may even give them the disease you're immunising against), and you then had to deal with the fallout anywhere from sickness to perhaps life long auto-immune, or on rare occasion even death, how would you feel about having made the choice to immunise? Could you forgive yourself for this choice?

I personally think live vaccines are dangerous, but that's just me and I admit I'm extremely biased having a husband who caught typhoid off his typhoid vaccination when he was a kid. Apart from almost killing him, he then had to suffer from 6 years of blindness and kidney issues from all the drugs they gave him. It's REALLY important that you do the work to make an informed decision through your own investigation, not just trusting what people tell you because they will have their own biases, and decide which answer to the top two questions you can live with the most.