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originally posted by: John_Rodger_Cornman
Something is not right here. Most of the infections outside of Brazil don't have microcephaly or Guillain-Barre. What do you think?
Non-governmental organizations say that the country saw more than 400,000 unusual cases of acute fever in the second half of 2015 that may have been Zika. The country has not seen microcephaly or Guillan-Barre with suspected links to Zika."
originally posted by: SweetKarma
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
That might be because they are also giving pregnant women a new Tdap vaccine before week 20. Try checking out that angle. Guillianne Barre is seen in vaccinated youngsters in the states.
Peace
SK
originally posted by: SweetKarma
That might be because they are also giving pregnant women a new Tdap vaccine before week 20. Try checking out that angle. Guillianne Barre is seen in vaccinated youngsters in the states.
Peace SK
originally posted by: Gothmog
Viruses change. They mutate . Constantly. Is it possible it is a mutated strain in Brazil ? That is now spreading ? Just like the H1N5 virus in China ?
originally posted by: ckhk3
Someone from Brazil was saying that they were being given expired vaccines and thought that it was due to this. Has anyone here looked into that yet?
originally posted by: Azureblue
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
Brazil does not speak Spanish, Brazil speaks Portuguese. Was the virus was called Zica on purpose because it is slang for "bad luck" in Portuguese? Was "zika" intended to be a pun also?
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originally posted by: Elliot
What is your evidence, please, for expired vaccines not being harmful?
Doses of expired vaccines that are administered inadvertently generally should not be counted as valid and should be repeated. Inactivated vaccines should be repeated as soon as possible. Live vaccines should be repeated after a 28-day interval from the invalid dose to reduce the risk for interference from interferon on the subsequent doses.
www.cdc.gov...
What should we do if a dose of expired vaccine is given to a patient? The dose should be repeated. If the expired dose is a live virus vaccine, you should wait at least 4 weeks after the previous (expired) dose was given before repeating it. If the expired dose is not a live vaccine, the dose should be repeated as soon as possible. If you prefer, you can perform serologic testing to check for immunity for certain vaccinations (e.g., measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis A).
www.immunize.org...
Receiving diluted or expired vaccine will not likely cause harm by itself. However, children receiving diluted or expired vaccines may have reduced protection against certain vaccine ‐ preventable diseases.
dhss.delaware.gov...