Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Amy, It doesn't make any difference how many vaccines a kid has to a certain disease, if it's a live or a modified live vaccine they shed. Also I believe that most live or modified live vaccines will cover most mutated strains of a virus at least we know this to be the case with Parvo and Distemper vaccines and I have no reason to believe that it wouldn't be any different with human virus vaccines. What she may fail to realize that if a child sero-converts after one vaccine (that means the body is producing anti-bodies two weeks after the vaccine is given) any more vaccinations for that virus will not produce more anti-bodies, it will just replace what is there. What would happen if the medicos will start doing an anti-body titer and yes I know it doesn't mean immunity to a disease, but what if before any vaccine is given the child or infant shows an adequate anti-body to that disease which they are testing for. Will they still decide to give the vaccine just to make sure. It's still the same thing just replacing one set of anti-bodies with another. When breastfeeding, it's the same thing, but maternal anti-bodies wane with the age of the infant as the infant's own immune system starts to take over. Jackie Noel www.sagaciousairedales.com www.sagaciousdogcountry.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Amy, below is info with direct proof that vaccines are the cause of this. Also, there are many links on our site that state that polymorphism is caused by the vaccine. Especially Hib, Prevnar, and Pertussis. Most of the info from this page. http://users.adelphia.net/~cdc/VaccineInfo.htm Have lots of fun with this. If you need any more help let me know. Pediatrics. 1990 Apr;85(4 Pt 2):698-704. Related Articles, Links Disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b in the immediate period after homologous immunization: immunologic investigation. Sood SK, Daum RS. Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Several Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines have been licensed and recommended for administration to children in the United States. These vaccines have consisted of purified polyribosylribitol- phosphate (PRP), the capsular polysaccharide of H influenzae type b, alone or covalently bound to one of several carrier proteins. Two of these saccharide-protein conjugate vaccines are now licensed, a polysaccharide-diphtheria toxoid conjugate (PRP-D) and an oligosaccharide-mutant diphtheria toxin conjugate (HbOC). Two others, a polysaccharide-Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane protein conjugate (PRP-OMPC) and a polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate (PRP-T), are currently in clinical trials. One concern with the use of PRP vaccine was the suggestion that the incidence of invasive disease caused by H influenzae type b in the immediate period after immunization might be increased; this idea was supported by evidence from several sources. In a case-control study of the efficacy of PRP vaccine, Black et al found that 4 children were hospitalized for invasive disease within 1 week of immunization, a rate of invasive disease 6.4 times greater (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.1 to 19.2) than the background rate in unvaccinated children. In Minnesota, the relative risk for invasive disease in the first week after immunization was 6.2 (95% CI, 0.6 to 45.9), and the results of a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control in six areas of the United States revealed a 1.8-fold (95% CI, 0.3 to 10.2) increase in the occurrence of invasive disease caused by H influenzae type b in the first week after immunization.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) Publication Types: Review Review, Tutorial PMID: 2107522 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Harefuah. 1994 Oct;127(7-8):231-4, 287. Related Articles, Links [Hemophilus influenzae meningitis despite vaccination] [Article in Hebrew] Jurgenson U, Asia A, Arav-Boger R. Souraski--Tel Aviv Medical Center, Dana Children's Hospital. An 18-month-old male previously vaccinated with 4 doses of HbOC developed meningitis caused by Hemophilus influenzae type B. Immunological status was normal and antibody titer to Hemophilus influenzae type b was in the normal range for immunized children. Meningitis due to this organism should be considered even in children who are fully vaccinated. Publication Types: Case Reports PMID: 7813948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] J Infect Dis. 1988 Aug;158(2):343-8. Related Articles, Links Spectrum of disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b occurring in vaccinated children. Hiner EE, Frasch CE. Division of Bacterial Products, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, land 20892. Haemophilus b polysaccharide vaccine was first licensed in the United States in April 1985. Between May 1985 and September 1987, 228 reports of disease due to Haemophilus influenzae in vaccinated children were submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, of which 216 were accepted for analysis. We compared the relative frequencies of the different disease entities caused by H. influenzae type b reported in vaccinated children with those reported in unvaccinated children (greater than 1000 cases that occurred between 1973 and 1984, as reported in the literature). Over 90% of the vaccinated children were greater than or equal to 24 mo of age. A higher proportion of cases was reported to have occurred within the first two months after vaccination, with 10 cases occurring within 72 h of vaccination. Vaccination did not alter the expected frequencies of the different clinical entities associated with invasive H. influenzae disease. No estimates of clinical efficacy are possible based on the adverse events submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. PMID: 3261314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] J Infect Dis. 2000 Nov;182(5):1402-8. Epub 2000 Oct 09. Related Articles, Links Polymorphism in Bordetella pertussis pertactin and pertussis toxin virulence factors in the United States, 1935-1999. Cassiday P, Sanden G, Heuvelman K, Mooi F, Bisgard KM, Popovic T. Division for Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. PCassiday@.... PCassiday@... To elucidate the potential role of the etiologic agent in recent increases of pertussis incidence in the United States, we studied the polymorphism in pertactin and pertussis toxin, which are Bordetella pertussis proteins important for pathogenesis and immunity. We sequenced regions of their genes (prn and ptx) in 152 B. pertussis strains isolated from 1935 through 1999 and identified 2 prn sequences: prn1 (old), observed continuously since 1935, and prn2 (new), not recognized until 1981 but seen in 97% of tested isolates in 1999. There were 3 ptx S1 subunit sequences: ptxS1D (old) was identified in 3 strains (1935 and 1939); ptxS1B (old) represented 87% of the strains recovered during 1935-1974; and ptxS1A (new) was the most prevalent during 1975-1987 and 1989-1999 (64% and 78%, respectively). Potential association between vaccination and the observed shift from old to new types requires further study. Our results provide the basis for prospectively monitoring for changes among circulating B. pertussis that might have epidemiologic relevance. PMID: 11023463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] J Infect Dis. 2003 Apr 15;187(8):1200-5. Epub 2003 Mar 26. Related Articles, Links Bordetella pertussis protein pertactin induces type-specific antibodies: one possible explanation for the emergence of antigenic variants? He Q, Makinen J, Berbers G, Mooi FR, Viljanen MK, Arvilommi H, Mertsola J. Department of Human Microbial Ecology and Inflammation, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland. qiushui.he@... Divergence has been found between Bordetella pertussis vaccine strains and circulating strains. Polymorphism in pertactin (Prn) is essentially limited to region 1, which is made up of repeats. Today, the 3 most prevalent Prn variants are Prn1-3. Vaccine strains produce Prn1, whereas Prn2 is the predominant type found in circulating strains. We investigated how variation in region 1 affects the production of human serum antibodies. Individuals infected by Prn2 strains had significantly fewer antibodies to Prn1 did than those infected by Prn3 strains and those immunized with a booster dose of acellular vaccines containing Prn1. Moreover, in contrast to vaccine recipients and subjects infected by Prn3 strains, individuals infected by Prn2 strains had hardly any antibodies specific to the variable region of Prn1. These results indicate that conformational changes have occurred in the variable region of Prn, which may offer a possible explanation for the emergence of Prn2 strains in certain countries. PMID: 12695998 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Microbiology. 1999 Aug;145 ( Pt 8):2069-75. Related Articles, Links Antigenic variants in Bordetella pertussis strains isolated from vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Mastrantonio P, Spigaglia P, van Oirschot H, van der Heide HG, Heuvelman K, Stefanelli P, Mooi FR. Department of Bacteriology and Medical Mycology, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy. pmastran@... Bordetella pertussis shows polymorphism in two proteins, pertactin (Prn) and the pertussis toxin (PT) S1 subunit, which are important for immunity. A previous study has shown antigenic shifts in these proteins in the Dutch B. pertussis population, and it was suggested that these shifts were driven by vaccination. The recent Italian clinical trial provided the opportunity to compare the frequencies of Prn and PT S1 subunit variants in strains isolated from unvaccinated children, and from children vaccinated with two acellular and one whole-cell pertussis vaccine. Four Prn variants (Prn1, Prn2, Prn3 and Prn5) were found in the 129 strains analysed. Prn1, Prn2 and Prn3 have been described previously, whereas Prn5 is a novel variant. Prn1, Prn2, Prn3 and Prn5 were found in, respectively, 6, 41, 51 and 2% of the strains. The B. pertussis strains used to produce the vaccines administered in the clinical trial were found to produce Prn1, or a type which differed from Prn1 in one amino acid. The frequency of the Prn1 variant was found to be lowest in the strains isolated from vaccinated groups, suggesting that Prn1 strains are more affected by vaccine-induced immunity than Prn2 and Prn3 strains. Only one PT S1 type (S1A) was observed in the examined strains, which was distinct from the types produced by the vaccine strains (S1B and S1D). The S1A type also predominates in the Dutch B. pertussis population. The genetic relationship among B. pertussis strains analysed by IS1002-based DNA fingerprinting revealed that three fingerprint types predominate, representing more than 70% of the strains. Prn2 strains showed a greater variety of fingerprint types compared to Prn3, suggesting that Prn3 has emerged more recently. The results are discussed in the light of vaccine-driven evolution. Publication Types: Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial PMID: 10463173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Microbiology. 2001 Nov;147(Pt 11):2885-95. Related Articles, Links Role of the polymorphic region 1 of the Bordetella pertussis protein pertactin in immunity. King AJ, Berbers G, van Oirschot HF, Hoogerhout P, Knipping K, Mooi FR. Research Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands. In several countries pertussis is re-emerging, despite a high vaccination coverage. It is suggested that antigenic divergence between Bordetella pertussis vaccine strains and circulating strains, in particular with respect to pertactin, has contributed to pertussis re-emergence. Polymorphism in pertactin is essentially limited to region 1, which is composed of repeats and is located adjacent to an Arg-Gly-Asp motif implicated in adherence. Evidence is provided for the immunological relevance of polymorphism in region 1. Region 1 was found to contain a B-cell epitope recognized in both humans and mice. Furthermore, variation in region 1 affected antibody binding and, in a mouse respiratory infection model, the efficacy of a whole-cell vaccine. Moreover, passive and active immunization indicated that region 1 confers protective immunity. An mAb directed against a linear conserved epitope conferred cross-immunity against isolates with distinct pertactin variants. The results indicate an important role of region 1 of pertactin in immunity. PMID: 11700340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3_supp/mooi.htm In The Netherlands, as in many other western countries, pertussis vaccines have been used extensively for more than 40 years. Therefore, it is conceivable that vaccine-induced immunity has affected the evolution of B. pertussis. Consistent with this notion, pertussis has reemerged in The Netherlands, despite high vaccination coverage. Further, a notable change in the population structure of B. pertussis was observed in The Netherlands subsequent to the introduction of vaccination in the 1950s. Finally, we observed antigenic divergence between clinical isolates and vaccine strains, in particular with respect to the surface-associated proteins pertactin and pertussis toxin. Adaptation may have allowed B. pertussis to remain endemic despite widespread vaccination and may have contributed to the reemergence of pertussis in The Netherlands. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Apr;23(4):307-13. Related Articles, Links Mucosal immune responses to capsular pneumococcal polysaccharides in immunized preschool children and controls with similar nasal pneumococcal colonization rates. Zhang Q, Arnaoutakis K, Murdoch C, Lakshman R, Race G, Burkinshaw R, Finn A. Department of Clinical Sciences South Bristol, University of Bristol Faculty of Medicine, UBHT Education Centre, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8AE, UK. BACKGROUND: Immunization with conjugate pneumococcal vaccines induces significant primary and memory IgG anti-polysaccharide (PS) responses in serum. It can also induce mucosal responses in infants especially after a polysaccharide booster. However, it is unclear whether it can prime for mucosal memory responses on nasal exposure to pneumococcus, which may be important in protection against pneumococcal invasion and/or carriage. METHOD: IgA and IgG to serotypes 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F and 23F (conjugate vaccine serotypes), 1 and 3 (nonvaccine serotypes) capsular PS were measured by immunoassay in saliva from 2- to 5-year-old children previously given three doses of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infancy, followed by 23-valent PS vaccine at 13 months and from unvaccinated controls of similar age and sex. Salivary antibody responses were analyzed in relation to carriage of pneumococci assessed by bacterial culture of nasopharyngeal swab samples collected in the summer and winter of the year 2000. RESULTS: Rates of detectable IgG antibodies to all vaccine serotypes except 23F were higher in subjects than in controls. No such differences were observed for IgA antibodies except for serotype 6B. Nasal colonization rates were similar, and in both groups mucosal IgA responses were more common and larger than IgG responses. CONCLUSIONS: The mucosal anti-capsular IgA responses observed could develop in response to colonization in preschool children, regardless of vaccination status, and contribute to the falling carriage rates observed with increasing age. PMID: 15071283 [PubMed - in process] J Infect Dis. 2003 May 15;187(10):1629-38. Epub 2003 Apr 30. Related Articles, Links Significant variation in serotype-specific immunogenicity of the seven-valent Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide-CRM197 conjugate vaccine occurs despite vigorous T cell help induced by the carrier protein. Kamboj KK, Kirchner HL, Kimmel R, Greenspan NS, Schreiber JR. Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides (PnPSs) induce protective antibodies but are T cell-independent type 2 antigens and are poorly immunogenic in infants. Conjugate vaccines of PnPSs linked to proteins like cross-reactive material (CRM(197)) increase PS antibody titer and elicit immunologic memory in infants. Despite being linked to an identical carrier protein, each PS component of the 7-valent PnPS-CRM(197) vaccine has different immunogenicity. To determine whether variations in conjugate-induced memory T cell responses or PnPS-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) were responsible for serotype-specific differences in immunogenicity, adults were immunized with 7-valent PnPS-CRM(197), and antibody titer, vaccine component-specific CD4(+) T cell recall response, numbers of PnPS-specific ASCs, and cytokine production were measured. PnPS-CRM(197) induced significantly different serotype-specific antibody titers, despite vigorous T cell recall responses to all 7 vaccine components, and production of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, and interferon-gamma. We conclude that PnPS-CRM(197) induces variable serotype-specific antibody titers, despite induction of comparable CRM(197)-specific memory T cell responses. Publication Types: Clinical Trial PMID: 12721943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] > > > I am having a current debate over vaccines and wish to post correct info to > this person I however now her state ment isnt exactly true but i have been > searching and cant find the info to support my answer to her can any of you help > me Please. > thanks a bunch > > Amy > > > Children who aren't fully vaccinated are at risk for diseases. With that it > can cause them to change strains and morph into other things for which the > vaccines we gave our children will not work for. Things like this do happen. I > would just rather not take that chance with my childrens life or other childrens > lives. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 In my opinion, it's the people who haven't read any information on vaccines that are the one's who seem to verbalize their scientific opinions the most. It is my understanding, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, and according to my chiropractor " vaccines simply do not work! " It's ironic that we assume that just because we have a measurable antibody titer in our blood that we are immune to the disease " I think the immune system is quite a complex system that we do not fully understand and the idea that we can trick it into thinking it was exposed to a disease when it really wasn't is a nice theory but to me hasn't been proven adequately, not when there are documented cases of disease outbreaks in 100% vaccinated populations! So what happened there, maybe it works for some and not for others or they got a " bad batch " . Excuses are handly in times like these. Personally I wouldn't waste my time on this lady. Those are the one's that are a waste of your breath! So did she give you some substantiation to this " morphing " ? She says, " things like this do happen " Where? Where is this documented? I think you need to ask this of this woman. Has anyone actually taken an unvaccinated child or not fully vaccinated child and found that they were responsible for a " morphed " version of a particular strain of disease? And also that they infected a fully vaccinated child with that morphed version??? I think she's off her crock! She would rather not take the chance with her children's life. Oh Geesh!!! Well, why don't you tell her to pick up the tele and call the local poison control center. Ask the person there to give her the safe amount (according to the EPA) of aluminum, ethyl mercury, formaldehyde, ethylene glycol, MSG just to name a few because you are going to mix them into your child's food. Make sure you give the correct weight because the vaccine manufacturers sure don't take that into account, its a same size fits all! I can assure you and take into account that these toxins are injected into our children's systems and are not going through the digestive process, that you would probably be sitting in jail for poisoning your child, yet that's exactly what the government does, poison's our children and the vaccine companies are making billions from it and all of the other disorders they create. I'm sorry but I'll take the disease anyday with consequences like autism, add, asthma, diabetes! She won't go to your website because she's right, she know's that she is right, those people don't look anything up and they're always right! Just my honest opinion. Suzanne Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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