Yearly booster shots necessary when on therapy?

[Guest guest]

Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids continue to

have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers are tested.

When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows that they do

build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after about 6 months.

Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of vaccine

boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and the others

(the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that protection from

their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since obviously they are

losing the immunity anyways.

What does everyone else do?

a,

[Guest guest]

We don't bother with it, they don't hold the titers and the vaccines are filled

with all kinds of nasties you wouldn't otherwise put in your kids. Not worth it

imo.

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From: beyeafamily <debeyea@...>

Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 11:13:15 AM

Subject: Yearly booster shots necessary when on therapy?

Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids continue to

have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers are tested.

When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows that they do

build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after about 6 months.

Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of vaccine

boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and the others

(the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that protection from

their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since obviously they are

losing the immunity anyways.

What does everyone else do?

a,

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[Guest guest]

No, no need for any more routine immunizations. The Ig has antibodies

already in it. The only ones we do are the flu shots that are

reformulated each year. It takes about 6 months to build " herd immunity "

in the Ig, which wouldn't help with flu (flu season would be over by

then).

Just say NO

Mindy, mom of , CVID

> Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids

> continue to have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal

> titers are tested. When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check,

> it shows that they do build immunities, but then they lose those

> immunities after about 6 months.

>

> Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of

> vaccine boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections,

> and the others (the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get

> that protection from their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating,

> since obviously they are losing the immunity anyways.

>

> What does everyone else do?

>

> a,

>

>

[Guest guest]

we dont do any shots anymore. Its useless, they dont work. Two of my kids can do

a yearly flu shot, two of them cant due to reactions.

valarie

>

> Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids continue

to have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers are tested.

When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows that they do

build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after about 6 months.

>

> Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of

vaccine boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and the

others (the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that

protection from their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since

obviously they are losing the immunity anyways.

>

> What does everyone else do?

>

> a,

>

[Guest guest]

We don't do any vaxes at all here either. We can't do the flu shot either.

>

> Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids

continue to have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers

are tested. When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows

that they do build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after

about 6 months.

>

> Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of

vaccine boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and

the others (the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that

protection from their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since

obviously they are losing the immunity anyways.

>

> What does everyone else do?

>

> a,

>

[Guest guest]

We don't do any vaxes at all here either. We can't do the flu shot either.

>

> Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids

continue to have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers

are tested. When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows

that they do build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after

about 6 months.

>

> Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of

vaccine boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and

the others (the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that

protection from their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since

obviously they are losing the immunity anyways.

>

> What does everyone else do?

>

> a,

>

[Guest guest]

we have NEVER revaccinated. It is counterproductive since the body cannot

maintain the immunity. I personally would refuse. They get what they need from

the IG therapy. The only vaccines my son gets is the annual flu vaccines.

BARBIE

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From: beyeafamily <debeyea@...>

Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 11:13:15 AM

Subject: Yearly booster shots necessary when on therapy?

Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids continue to

have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers are tested.

When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows that they do

build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after about 6 months.

Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of vaccine

boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and the others

(the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that protection from

their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since obviously they are

losing the immunity anyways.

What does everyone else do?

a,

[Guest guest]

we have NEVER revaccinated. It is counterproductive since the body cannot

maintain the immunity. I personally would refuse. They get what they need from

the IG therapy. The only vaccines my son gets is the annual flu vaccines.

BARBIE

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From: beyeafamily <debeyea@...>

Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 11:13:15 AM

Subject: Yearly booster shots necessary when on therapy?

Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids continue to

have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers are tested.

When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows that they do

build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after about 6 months.

Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of vaccine

boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and the others

(the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that protection from

their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since obviously they are

losing the immunity anyways.

What does everyone else do?

a,

[Guest guest]

My son's immunologist says he is not to receive immunizations. He said the

response will be altered, he doesn't need them...and definitely no live

vaccines...MMR, Varivax, Flumist.

From: beyeafamily <debeyea@...>

Subject: Yearly booster shots necessary when on therapy?

Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 7:13 PM

 

Just looking for some opinions and other's experiences here. My kids

continue to have low titers when their meningococcal and pneumococcal titers are

tested. When the doc will do the booster shots, and re-check, it shows that they

do build immunities, but then they lose those immunities after about 6 months.

Our docs are split - several of them want the kids to get yearly sets of vaccine

boosters to protect, since they keep getting chronic infections, and the others

(the ones more versed in immunology) say that they will get that protection from

their IG therapy and not to bother re-vaccinating, since obviously they are

losing the immunity anyways.

What does everyone else do?

a,