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Multiple Vaccines Do Not Weaken Or Overwhelm Infants Immune Systems.(Brief Article)
2002 JAN 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- From the moment of birth, infants are capable of responding to numerous challenges to the immune system, including multiple vaccines, according to a new report.
The report, authored by Paul A. Offit, MD, chief of Infectious Diseases and director of the Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and colleagues, reviews current research on the effects of vaccines on the immune system and the capacity of the infant immune system to respond safely to multiple simultaneous immunizations.
"The number of recommended childhood vaccines has increased substantially over the past several decades. Twenty years ago, children received 7 vaccines routinely and up to 5 shots by 2 years of age. Today, children receive 11 vaccines routinely and as many as 20 shots by age 2," explained Offit.
As a possible consequence of these trends, recent national surveys have found that an increasing number of parents are concerned that infants receive too many vaccines. Implicit in this concern is the idea that an infant's immune system is inadequately developed to handle vaccines safely or that multiple vaccines may weaken, overwhelm or deplete the immune system.
"The infant immune system has an enormous capacity to respond safely and effectively to immune system challenges from vaccines," said Offit. "Our report offers reassurance to parents that far from weakening an infant's immune system, vaccines actually strengthen an infant's defenses against serious and potentially fatal infections."
The report, entitled "Addressing Parents' Concerns: Do Multiple Vaccines Overwhelm or Weaken the Infant Immune System?" was published in the January 2002 issue of the journal Pediatrics. The study highlighted the following important findings:
* Newborns commonly encounter a host of challenges to their immune system at the same time.
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