The vaccines

>> NICOLE HAD JUST CAME OUT OF CHILDREN'S. SHE HAD TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE VACCINES ALL AT ONE TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE SO MUCH FOR SUCH A SMALL INFANT TO HANDLE. >> SEEING...

>> IS IT BETTER TO BE NATURALLY INFECTED THAN ARTIFICIALLY INFECTED THROUGH A VACCINE? >> I THINK THAT BOTH NATURAL INFECTION AND IMMUNIZATION OFTEN OFFER, YOU KNOW,...

>> WHEN PARENTS ASK ME TO PROVE THAT VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE CHRONIC ILLNESSES, WHAT INFORMATION CAN I GIVE THEM? >> WELL, CERTAINLY NOT ALL VACCINES HAVE BEEN EXAMINED TO...

>> YOU'VE BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME NEWER VACCINES THAT ARE OUT ON THE MARKET NOW. WOULDN'T IT MAYBE BE A BETTER IDEA TO WAIT UNTIL THERE'S MORE DATA...

>> WITH MORE AND MORE OF THE POPULATION HAVING ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, WHEN YOU TYPE IN VACCINATIONS, YOU GET 20 PAGES OF POSSIBLE WEB SITES. HOW CAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOW THE DIFFERENCE...

>> HI, I'M DR. PAUL OFFIT, DIRECTOR OF THE VACCINE EDUCATION CENTER HERE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA. WE'RE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW MOBILE...

>> ANOTHER QUESTION PARENTS ASK IS, "HOW DO WE KNOW VACCINES ARE SAFE?" VACCINES ARE EVALUATED FOR SAFETY IN THREE WAYS: FIRST, VACCINES CANNOT BE GIVEN TO ANY CHILD IN...

>> ALL VACCINES HAVE SOME SIDE EFFECTS. USUALLY, THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE MILD, LIKE PAIN OR REDNESS OR TENDERNESS OR EVEN SOME SWELLING AT THE SITE WHERE THE SHOT IS GIVEN. BUT SOME...

>> HIB VACCINE WAS FIRST USED IN THE LATE 1980S. AT THAT TIME THE HIB BACTERIA WAS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF MENINGITIS IN THIS COUNTRY. DURING MY TRAINING, I SAW CHILDREN COME INTO THE...

>> PEOPLE USUALLY GET INFECTED WITH THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS WHEN THEY'RE TEENAGERS OR YOUNG ADULTS, BUT NEWBORN BABIES CAN CATCH IT DURING DELIVERY IF THEIR MOTHERS ARE INFECTED....