Vaccination Effects

[auntie crazy]

Originally Posted by Yosemite

Each to their own of course but after the false information on vaccinating human babies recently I'm very wary of "statistics" and these false warnings. There are many children out there that are not protected because their parents believed this false info and that, to me at least, is very scary. When you look at the diseases coming back into our society through persons from third world countries that were not vaccinated for polio, TB, etc when we had pretty much wiped those diseases out here in North America, it makes one take a closer look at how good those vaccines were. We have progressed and vaccines are one of the wonderful things that came from progression.

This particular info is actually coming from the veterinarians themselves. The AVMA formed a task force some time ago that confirmed that vaccines have been causing cancer at the injection site; since then the protocols have continued to change. No vaccine should ever be given in the neck (where once that was the preferred injection site), the recommended vaccine type has become non-adjudicated and the frequency has dropped, among other things.

It's hard sometimes to separate hype from reality, but in this case, it's coming directly from the veterinarian associations, not laymen.

AC

 

[Willowy]

And, there's a big difference between not vaccinating at all (as most of the anti-human-vaccination people do) and not vaccinating annually, which even the AVMA warns against (for the core vaccines anyway). Animal vaccines are more effective than previously thought; there's no reason to use them too often. Humans aren't vaccinated yearly for most things. There are also a ton of nasty additives in most animal vaccines (some of which are not allowed in human vaccines), so if they can come up with an effective vaccine without the nasty additives, that's not a bad thing at all.

 

[yosemite]

Originally Posted by Auntie Crazy

This particular info is actually coming from the veterinarians themselves. The AVMA formed a task force some time ago that confirmed that vaccines have been causing cancer at the injection site; since then the protocols have continued to change. No vaccine should ever be given in the neck (where once that was the preferred injection site), the recommended vaccine type has become non-adjudicated and the frequency has dropped, among other things.

It's hard sometimes to separate hype from reality, but in this case, it's coming directly from the veterinarian associations, not laymen.

AC

I would wonder how long ago that task force determined this info. I do know the old vaccines could cause sarcoma at the injection site but I know there are new vaccines now that most vets use that do not cause sarcoma.

And, to be on the safe side, they also do not inject in the neck area. Most modern vets also do not give annual vaccinations any more for some things. The rabies is a must in most places. There is also the issue of whether giving 3 or 5 year shots is a good idea or whether it might be too much vaccine at one time.

As always, there are always 2 sides to every coin and it's up to us as individuals to call the toss.

 

[Willowy]

Originally Posted by Yosemite

There is also the issue of whether giving 3 or 5 year shots is a good idea or whether it might be too much vaccine at one time.

This is a common misconception, but 3-year vaccines do not contain anything more or stronger than a 1-year vaccine. They are exactly the same thing (except non-adjuvanted vaccines have not yet been approved for multi-year use) The only difference is that the makers of the 3-year vaccine got approval to label it "3-year".

The vaccine-site sarcoma task force was formed in 1994. Vaccines have not changed since then, except for the current availablity of non-adjuvanted vaccines. If you use an adjuvanted vaccine, it is made with exactly the same formula as it was back in 1994. So their recommendations are still valid. http://www.avma.org/vafstf/

Yes, it is the owner's choice as to which vaccines are given and how often. But owners need to educate themselves thoroughly so that their choices are based on facts instead of on misconceptions.