another reason to be informed

[kim]

http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2465.shtml

 

The vaccine is not available to the public yet. The next step is to study it in more and younger people.

 

I wonder if they will allow children with suspected autoimmune issues into the trial? NOPE, but once it's deemed safe, what do you want to bet it's recommended across the bd.

[kim]

Well, maybe if this vaccine makes it to market, there will be some warning about suspected unusual reactions to previous strep infections, but what about kids where the parents or Dr.s have not made a connection btwn behaviors/tic and strep.

 

another article

 

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=...&id=3855069

 

A VACCINE FOR STREP? Dr. Kotloff recently led a pilot study on a vaccine to prevent strep infections -- much like vaccines that prevent measles, mumps and polio. It's the first time in 30 years a vaccine for strep infections has been studied. Dr. Kotloff explains: "There were attempts to develop a group A strep vaccine for many, many years but there were major safety issues with developing those vaccines. These modern vaccines have been able to be designed to overcome some of the concerns of previous vaccines."

 

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