2007-02-15 10:05:58 · 5 answers · asked by Tommy 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
that's what they say..but I'm really not sure of the levels of Mercury in vaccines...but its got to be safer than not giving it to people and letting people die of something that a shot could have prevented
2007-02-15 10:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by sarah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have been carefully tested and approved by the FDA. But they still happen, as side effects happen with any drug. I reacted to a vaccine when I was a little over a year old, had a seizure due to a fever of 105 and ended up the emergency room. The doctors said there was a high possibility for brain damage, but everything turned out OK.(no brain damage here, I made it to law school) Even though I had this experience, I would still say that the benefits far outweigh the risks and parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are risking bringing back epidemics of diseases that have been controlled for a long period of time.
2007-02-15 18:11:24 · answer #2 · answered by justpeachee22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Side effects are rare, because the vaccines are made of a "copy" of the germs. A dead shell of them. Or a very small live amount. Just enough to introduce your body to their shape and have time to create antibodies, enabling it to do that quicker if it gets in touch with the LIVE germs. Vaccines are essentially harmless.
2007-02-15 18:11:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have to pass numerous clinical trials and considered safe to be approved by the FDA.
2007-02-15 18:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by Troy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you maybe having a allegoric reaction
See Your Doctor
2007-02-15 18:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by Dr Universe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋