Not exact matches
Tens of thousands of adverse
reactions to the HPV
vaccine have been documented — including
over 100 deaths.
VLP
vaccines often prompt an immune
reaction similar to that of natural, whole virus and have a number of potential advantages
over traditional
vaccines, said Dr. Ledgerwood.
By using the three - year
vaccine, the body is challenged less often by these antigens, which minimizes the total risk for
vaccine reactions, and also minimizes the number of injections
over a pet's lifetime.»
A 2005 study by Moore, Guptill et al of
over 1 million dogs showed that smaller dogs had a much greater risk for
vaccine reactions.
The reason for the three - year protocol is to avoid possible health risks created by
over vaccination, such as
vaccine reactions and development of autoimmune diseases.
With
over 11,000 animals vaccinated at our clinics, we have had no reported complications regarding a
reaction to a
vaccine.
The reason why choosing one
over the other is not clear cut is that
reactions to the vaccination are more common in infectious
vaccines than in infectious
vaccines.
Dr. Cynthia Harcourt, DVM - «I believe that adverse
reactions from pet vaccinations, especially the rabies
vaccines, are contributing to a lot of the «allergic» skin problems seen today, leading to a problem known as vaccinosis, which is characterized by itchy, dark, thickened skin; especially
over the abdomen and under the legs.
As for leptospirosis, well... other than the high number of adverse
reactions (including renal failure and mast cell tumors), there are
over 230 serovars of lepto, but the
vaccine contains only four.
Our veterinarians are committed to educating all pet owners about
vaccines, and we'll be sure to go
over with you any signs and symptoms to look out for in your pet after a vaccination in the rare event of an adverse
reaction.
But the controversy
over the potential for
reactions to the
vaccines, she points out, has resulted in a backlash that could have serious consequences.
That said, in the aforementioned study of
over one million dogs, the leptospirosis
vaccine was not found to be more likely to cause a
reaction.
Risk of
reactions increased by 27 percent for each additional
vaccine given per office visit in dogs under 22 pounds, and by 12 percent in dogs
over 22 pounds