My baby had hepatitisB vaccine a month ago ..should he get secon dose?

Question

my baby now 13 months he had first dose a month ago ans 2 days after the vaccine red rashes and welts appered all over his body... doctor couldnt tell what was it.. anyway now its due to second dose should he get second dose?? or i shouldn't let him to have it just in case if he has more serious reaction to it? doctor says its up to me..i live in mediterinian . hepatitis b is moderate level in here

Answer 1

wen i had mine done i had the first one then went for 2nd a month after an the 3rd 2 months after that an then went for a further blood test to check that vaccine had built up in my system some ppl have to have 4thbooster

Answer 2

Your doctor is an idiot.

one in 600,000 babies given this vaccine have an allergic reaction including a severe rash and diffculty breathing. There have been no fatalities from an allergic reaction, although fatalities from this vaccine caused by other reactions (i assume the bodies immune responce or the onset of the disease because of the vaccine) are extremely very rare, and since the vaccine was upgraded in '03-04 the cases have pretty much stopped completely.

You can put off the follow up vaccine until later in life. It can actually be given as a combonation shot with the HIB vaccine when the child is school age. There is nothing stated anywhere that suggest you must start over on a series of hep. shots because the interval between them was longer than expected. This is not a rabies vaccine, its not something that needs to be in the system at all times in order to prevent the disease. What you're doing with the hep vaccine is slowly building up an immunity to the virus through a series of vaccines.

If you put it off his immune system will be a little stronger, not that this really applies to him having had an allergic reaction, but everyone knows its easier to treat an older child with reactions than a younger one.

You can also ask about variations of the vaccine. I havent found any information about a different suspension or formula used for vaccinating against hep B, but your doctor might know of one.

In most cases children have a reaction to the metal used to suspend the viruses and agents in vaccines, and in some cases you can get vaccines that use matierals other than heavy metals (such as mercury) for this purpose.

Yes I do knwo what iam talking about. Iam annal about vaccines. I almost died as a result of the original HIB vaccines. They were recalled in the 80's because children were dying from meningitus infections caused by the live vaccine. Vaccines are excellent at protecting those they dont harm. And risks are very low these days with all vaccines. Although i personally dont trust the one for chickenpox.

Answer 3

I would try it. Babies get welts and rashes all the time, esp. in the heat. It could be unrelated. The vaccine is important.