That's so often the way with vaccines, though, isn't it? After having her triple antigen at age 3 (this was a long time ago before they changed the combination), my dd2 had febrile convulsions, vomiting and significant swelling and pain at the injection site. I'm talking a massively swollen red arm that could not be moved, from the elbow to the shoulder, not just a little hot red lump as you'd expect. The kid was clearly having a massive inflammatory response to the vaccine. The doctor refused to report it as an adverse reaction saying that it can often make kids "a bit sick". She was more than "a bit sick"! There really needs to be some independent mechanism for parents to report adverse reactions to these things.
The sad thing is, I am generally very pro-vaccination and my kids have had everything other than varicella vaccines and gardasil, but when the medical profession diminish parental concerns like that, it makes it harder to make a credible case for their safety.





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