Childhood vaccine safety: We need more facts to determine whether vaccinations are excessive

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*/We don't know enough about childhood vaccines/*

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Researcher asks: Are 36 doses of vaccine by age 2 too much, too little,

or just right?/*

By Margaret Dunkle

July 11, 2011

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-vaccines-illness-20110711,0,\

7906966.story

The topics of vaccines and vaccine safety spark emotional outbursts at

scientific meetings and family dinner tables alike. But many of these

debates are remarkably fact-free. Surprisingly few people --- not just

concerned parents but also doctors, policymakers and even immunization

experts --- can answer this seemingly simple question: How many

immunizations does the federal government recommend for every child

during the first two years of life?

The answer is important because most states, including land,

faithfully follow the recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, codifying CDC guidelines into requirements for

children to enroll in school, kindergarten, preschool and child care.

A new Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health study reports that

the higher the proportion of infants and toddlers receiving recommended

vaccines, the higher the state's rate of children diagnosed with autism

or speech-language problems just a few years later. This analysis is

sure to rekindle the debate about vaccine safety....

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