Flu shot link to tics?

[kim]

Does this make any sense to anyone?

 

This is a Phase III trial for Menactra the meningitis vax that is currently rec. for 11 to 55 yr olds

 

Clinical trial for Menactra approval for 2 to 10 yr olds ( recruiting):

 

Exclusion Criteria:

• [*]Serious acute or chronic disease (e.g., cardiac, renal, metabolic, rheumatologic, psychiatric, hematologic, or autoimmune disorders, diabetes, atopic conditions, congenital defects, convulsions, encephalopathy, blood dyscrasias, leukemia, lymphomas of any type, or other malignant neoplasms affecting the bone marrow or lymphatic system, acute untreated tuberculosis) that could interfere with trial conduct or completion.

[*]Known or suspected impairment of immunologic function. [/color]

[*]Acute medical illness within the last 72 h hours, or temperature >= 100.4 oF (>= 38.0 oC) at the time of enrollment.

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[*]History of documented invasive meningococcal disease or previous meningococcal vaccination.

[*]Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C seropositivity as reported by the parent or legal guardian

[*]Received either immune globulin or other blood products within the last 3 months, or received injected or oral corticosteroids, or other immunomodulator therapy within 6 weeks of the study vaccines. Individuals on a tapering dose schedule of oral steroids lasting < 7 days and individuals (e.g., asthmatics) on a short schedule of oral steroids lasting 3 to 4 days may be included in the trial as long as they have not received more than one course within the last two weeks prior to enrollment. Topical steroids are not included in this exclusion criterion.

[*]Anticipated to receive oral or injected antibiotic therapy within the 72 hours prior to the study blood draw. Topical antibiotics or antibiotic drops are not included in this exclusion criterion.

[*]Suspected or known hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to the study vaccines or a vaccine containing the same substances. For ProQuad vaccine recipients, this includes a hypersensitivity to gelatin or a history of anaphylactic reactions to neomycin.

[*]Thrombocytopenia or a bleeding disorder contraindicating IM vaccination.

[*]Parent or legal guardian unable or unwilling to comply with the study procedures.

[*]Participation in another interventional clinical trial in the 30 days preceding enrollment, or participation in another clinical trial involving the investigation of a drug, vaccine, medical procedure, or medical device during the subject’s trial period.

[*]Diagnosed with any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose a health risk to the subject or interfere with the evaluation of the vaccine.

[*]Received any vaccine in the 30-day period prior to receipt of study vaccine, or scheduled to receive any vaccination other than influenza vaccination and hyposensitization therapy in the 30-day period after receipt of any study vaccine. Hyposensitization therapy and influenza vaccination may be received up to two weeks before or two weeks after receiving the study vaccines. Subjects should not have received their 4th dose of PCV or Hib vaccine or their first dose of MMRV vaccine before enrollment.

[*]Personal or family history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).

[*]History of seizures, including febrile seizures, or any other neurologic disorder.

[*]Known hypersensitivity to dry natural rubber latex (pertinent to the Menactra vaccine needle shield)

 

 

If you look at the studies for the older population, it appears the same is done in trials...HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS.

 

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:MaFro...=3&ie=UTF-8

 

 

Yet....

 

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/immunizatio...05_menactra.htm

 

According to the CDC, meningococcal vaccine is also recommended for teens who want to decrease their risk of meningococcal disease and:

 

U.S. military recruits

anyone traveling to, or living in, a part of the world where meningococcal disease is common, such as parts of Africa

anyone who has a damaged spleen, or whose spleen has been removed

anyone who has terminal complement component deficiency (an immune system disorder)

people who might have been exposed to meningitis during an outbreak

microbiologists who are routinely exposed to meningococcal bacteria

[kim]

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...750C0A96E958260

 

Alarmed by Meningitis, Rhode Island Tries Mass Inoculation

 

A successful vaccine for Haemophilus influenza, once the primary cause of bacterial meningitis, was introduced in 1990 and is now part of routine childhood immunizations. The current vaccine for meningococcal meningitis is less effective. It does not protect those most likely to become infected, children under age 2, nor is it effective against a strain which causes almost half of infections. It also has a high failure rate of 15 to 20 percent, and the shots are only effective for three years.

 

Because the vaccine's effectiveness is limited, the Centers for Disease Control does not recommend its widespread, routine use. Yet within hours of the Department of Health's Recommendation and the death of the North Providence boy, a sense of panic gripped Rhode Island, with many of its one million residents clamoring for the vaccine.

[Laurensmom]

Keep in mind that flu vaccinations contain an weakened/inactivated flu virus. If the flu can increase bouts of tics (mercury aside) than the vaccine can do so as well (supposedly to a lesser extent.)

 

The Flu-mist vaccine does not contain mercury, if that is your main concern.

 

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/liv...ss/15682357.htm

 

Also, my daughter who has TS, has never had a vaccination. At least not to my knowledge. They were administering HepB at the time she was born, but I refused the shot. Not sure if the hospital complied or not, frankly as they did not comply with other requests I made.

[suschi]

Anyone out there know if flu shot may be linked to tics? Since there is a link between vaccination and tics.

 

patty

 

Hi,I was searching for something else and came across this forum, and this particular thread.

 

Just wanted to add our experience, my 4th child had open heart surgery at 6 weeks of age to repair two holes in his heart and his underdeveloped right lung was removed.

 

We stopped all vaccines for him because they appeared to cause more problems than they were preventing.

 

He turns 8 next month and is doing far better since we stopped the shots!