tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097812035279272162.post1363327926866881109..comments2023-04-29T01:45:00.776-07:00Comments on Living WELL with Food Allergies: Vaccine ControversyHeidi Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01676111105528730866noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097812035279272162.post-14815054595200015442011-01-06T18:51:49.682-08:002011-01-06T18:51:49.682-08:00Your comments mean so much to me! Thank you! As ...Your comments mean so much to me! Thank you! As for Ella's reaction to the MMR, her allergist thinks that it was due to her body rejecting the vaccination on some level. But not because of her egg allergy. Ironically, she has not ever had a bad reaction to the flu vaccine even though it is egg based. (Phew!) We have a friend who lost their 2 year old to influenza (one that could have been prevented by a flu shot) and that is enough for me to make sure my kids get their immunizations. This is scary stuff and it helps that we have doctors that we can communicate with and trust. I would lose my mind if I didn't have their support.Heidi Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676111105528730866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097812035279272162.post-11100651064211143992011-01-06T18:30:43.532-08:002011-01-06T18:30:43.532-08:00We've had vaccine concerns, but due to my son&...We've had vaccine concerns, but due to my son's egg allergy. (Some, including flu shots, are cultured in egg yolk.) Could that have been a culprit in your daughter's MMR?<br /><br />As the parent of a child with egg allergies who can be actually medically unable to receive a vaccine, I'm a big fan of herd immunity, so other parents opting out of vaccines really does worry me.<br /><br />To be honest, since the mercury whatsit was removed from vaccines, the new cases of autism have not dropped, so I figured the theory had kind of disproven itself!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581761828143139038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097812035279272162.post-1932759199348717282011-01-06T18:16:31.947-08:002011-01-06T18:16:31.947-08:00I think it is yet another personal decision to be ...I think it is yet another personal decision to be made between parents and their pediatrician. Of course, the pediatrician should be willing to discuss the issues frankly; any doc that says there are no possible side effects to a medical treatment is not being honest. <br />Personally, I know that cousins of both of my parents died of polio and scarlet fever, so I tend to see a usefulness for vaccines. One of my nieces did have an unexpected injection site reaction to a vaccine. It was not serious in itself, but it did require some extra care for a couple days (her vaccinations have continued, but with extra observation for reactions and only one at a time).Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407149544232560958noreply@blogger.com