Milk Proteins in the DPT

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Medpage Today March 24, 2011SAN FRANCISCO -- Some children highly allergic to milk products should be watched with caution when receiving the diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT) vaccine because trace milk proteins in the vaccine could trigger reactions, researchers suggested."We identified seven patients who reported convincing allergic reactions to tetanus vaccines," reported Sicherer, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, during his poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology here.<http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAI/25520>now multiply that handful of kids in their study by several millions. Gee, thanks for telling me.7 years of sickness from my first child's 2 month round- her last, by the way. This shot was one of them (Oral Polio and DPT were all that were given in 2004- nowadays there's even more). She was diagnosed with a dairy allergy at age

3, by Dr. Mease at BJU. Which came first, the dairy allergy or the shot creating the dairy allergy, could be debated. The shot was her first exposure to dairy.