Immunization Safety Review - Multiple Immunizations and Immune Dysfunction (Paperback)

By two years of age, healthy infants in the United States can receive up to 20 vaccinations to protect against 11 diseases. Although most people know that vaccines effectively protect against serious infectious diseases, approximately one-quarter of parents in a recent survey believe that infants get more vaccines than are good for them, and that too many immunizations could overwhelm an infant's immune system. The Immunization Safety Review Committee reviewed the evidence regarding the hypothesis that multiple immunizations increase the risk for immune dysfunction. Specifically, the committee looked at evidence of potential biological mechanisms and at epidemiological evidence for or against causality related to risk for infections, the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes, and allergic disorders.

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2002
Authors:	Immunization Safety Review Committee
Editors:	Marie C. McCormick • Christopher B. Wilson • Kathleen Stratton
Authors:	Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention • Institute of Medicine
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-08328-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
LSN:	0-309-08328-1
Barcode:	9780309083287

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