Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Wow, that WAS awful. My son also had bad reactions to the DPT shots, but he's 15 yo now, so that was with the earlier version of the vaccine. I believe you can get the shots separately now, without the pertussis. Are you in Canada or the US? I know the US held onto the whole cell vaccine a lot longer than they did in Europe--don't know about Canada. I wonder how individuals who are pre-disposed to react so vigorously to the pertussis shot would fare if infected with the Bordetella pertussis infection naturally--maybe they would have a more severe disease course also than the average person. Judy in Baltimore Re: Re: vaccines Thanks for the input and info. I would love more ifanyone wants to send it to me. At this point neitherone of my girls will recieve anymore petussis vaccinesthough. Summer had a fever of 105 for 5 days. nothingbrought it down. that is not a minor reaction. She wasvomiting and screaming endlessly. she couldn't sleepuntil she exhausted herself and then startled awake tostart again. Jordanna who never sleeps. she goes onmaybe an hour all day long went to sleep in the officeafter her shot and slept until 10:30 the next morning.this child is up twice at night without fail forfeedings. she slept through the night. I haddifficulty rousing her enough to feed her somethingbefore tucking her in. excessive sleepiness was acontraindication against giving a child more of thepertussis vaccine right up until 1988. No more of thatone for my girls. I haven't decided about the othersyet but that one for sure. teela_______________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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