Is the pneumococcus vaccine required in the U.S.? Anyone Not given it to their child?

Question

why,why not?I live overseas, its not required here,so its very expensive. also, I was wondering if you have to wait before your baby gets any immunizations when they are sick. if so, then how long should you wait? I have heard some docs don´t wait, and mixed opinions about it.

Answer 1

The PPV(called Prenvar)is given along with other vaccines as standard procedure in the U.S. as long as health insurance will cover the expense. But no vaccination in the U.S. is "required" (although my opinion is that they all should be!). Some parents choose to not vaccinate at all. My son did receive this vaccine along with his other ones at the 2, 6 and 12 month check ups. Each year in the United States Pneumococcal disease causes 200 deaths, 700 cases of meningitis, 17,000 cases of bloodstream infection, and 4.9 million cases of ear infections in children under 5, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If your son is sick, most physicians WILL NOT give any vaccinations b/c they also can cause flu-like symptoms so it's best to wait until your kid is healthy. I hope this helps!

Answer 2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ELx2eX_kM-w
YouTube - The Truth About Vaccineshttp://www.thinktwice.com/stories.htm
ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute: Avoid Immunization Reactionshttp://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html
THE VACCINATION HOAXhttp://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/VaccineResearcher.html
NEXUS: Interview with a Vaccine Researcherhttp://thinktwice.com/links.htm
ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute: Vaccine Websites.

Answer 3

First off no vaccine is REQUIRED. Second there is no need to for a baby to recieve 4 shots at once during the 2, 4, and 6 month visits. The schedule that is now "recommended" was designed by insurance companies to cut down on paperwork on their end it is not required. It is pretty sad that babies have to go through that nonsense so an insurance company can cut down on paperwork. My aunt works for a large insurance company (Aetna). If you take your child to a free clinic they do them one at a time not 4 at once. I did them one at a time with all my children and by the age of two they were at the same place with their shots as they would have been if they were done they way the schedule recommends. This is not how they were done years ago and this is not how they should be done now. Some parents just don't realize that it is NOT necessary and that YES they can be done one at a time. No child should recieve any vaccines if they are ill at the time of the visit.

Answer 4

It is standard in the states that babies get their pneumonia shots at I think 1yo. It's not required, but as my dr. stated why take the risk of not getting it b/c I was concerned also. And it is not a normal practice to give sick kids immunizations! They want to wait until they are better in case their is a reaction b/c some immunizations can make them feel under the weather.

Answer 5

I just got my babies first shots yesterday. He got all of them at once, bless his heart. My doctor would wait if the baby is sick. He said if a baby is sick, if there are any side effects from the vaccine it would be hard to tell if its from that or because the baby is sick. So I would wait if your baby is sick. Good luck

Answer 6

It is recomended if they have some other probs such as asthma, or other health coditions. The insurance usually pays for it.