Reply #71: Smart doctor. Concerns about the vaccine wearing off are becoming more abundant.

[mzmolly]

Chickenpox Vaccine May Wear Off ~ Web MD - Medical News

http://www.webmd.com/news/20070314/chickenpox-vaccine-may-wear-off

The chickenpox vaccine's effectiveness may fade with time, so children should get a second dose when they're 4-6 years old. ~ The New England Journal of Medicine.

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It's not yet clear how long immunity from the vaccine's second dose lasts, note the researchers.

One great big experiment.

And, when the second jab "wears off" will a third will be recommended?

The DPT was supposed to be permanent protection against pertussis, but now a booster is recommended because that was not so. Imagine many of our children being exposed to this illness without our knowing because we were falsely comforted by being vaccinated for pertussis as children? Imagine the doctors who missed a proper diagnosis of parents, siblings because the person sitting in front of them had been vaccinated thus pertussis was ruled out?

The chicken pox and MMR are more examples of how "iffy" the science surrounding vaccination actually is. It would be interesting if docs pulled titers from volunteers every so often to see how long protection from a given vaccine actually lasts. The CDC really can't answer that to date. They assume, but that doesn't seem very "scientific" to me?

All shots are not evil. All shots are not good. It's a bit more complicated than that.

Absolutely right K8