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Vaccine may cause harmless skin rashes.
2004 APR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who have never received a smallpox vaccination may develop any of a variety of benign skin rashes a few days after getting vaccinated for smallpox that should not be confused with a more serious complication of the vaccine, according to new research.
Vaccinia is a virus used to immunize people against smallpox. The study examined 350 adult volunteers, 250 of who were "vaccinia-naive," or had never been vaccinated for smallpox before, and 100 of who were "vaccinia-experienced," or had previously received a smallpox vaccination. Of the vaccinia-naive, 3.6% developed some type of skin rash 6-19 days after being vaccinated. Symptoms usually included itching, redness and small bumps on the skin, and some patients also complained of headaches.
The study was published in the April 1, 2004, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Vaccine may cause harmless skin rashes.