Concern about Shots
09/19/07

As my child approaches his 12 month wellness visit I am questioning the safety of immunizations. I have been reading online about many children who are being diagnosed with neurological disorders, such as autism after receiving their shots. Some children have been adversely affected by vaccinations- even death!!! Please review the online information and respond as soon as you can. Mom

Please go to my website to read more about vaccines from professional websites “ Why children need vaccines? Safety and Immunization” a t 2007 Immunization!. And go to http://medlineplus.gov/ to search the key words of vaccine and autism to get more professional information. Comparing side effects and benefits, as a pediatrician, I highly recommend for routine immunization. For some new shots, I usually watch for 1-2 years to observe the benefit and the side effects before I start to recommend them to my patients. I will talk to you when you take your child to my office for 12months wellness visit.
I did look the website, but I also saw the young kids died from significantly infectious diseases and babies died from unvaccinated mothers. I believe that it’s very rare to find one thing perfect. I always think about what is the best for my patients. The shots I want to give to my children are the shots I recommend to my patients. Thanks for your comment and the web information.