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I'm sorry that this happened to you. However, the question that you pose is empirical and has been studied extensively. To my knowledge, no benefit has ever bee

I'm sorry that this happened to you. However, the question that you pose is empirical and has been studied extensively. To my knowledge, no benefit has ever been shown from spacing out vaccinations. Staggering vaccinations is unlikely to be helpful or harmful, but in general would reduce adherence, so should be discouraged on a population scale without evidence supporting it.

Poiesis 16y ago
Our pediatrician recommends spacing the vaccinations. It turns out that when you give them very early, many require a booster later because the infant immune response isn't as strong. If you give it a bit later, no booster needed. So then if there are risks they are less by virtue of having only one immunization. Never been thrilled with the insistence of infant immunization of Hep B either. Main vectors: sewage an sexual contact. I think we an safely rule those out for a few years at least.
- carbocation 16y ago
  A professor at my medical school likes to say that, "The entire world is covered in a thin fecal veneer."
- btilly 16y ago
  Main vectors: sewage an sexual contact. I think we an safely rule those out for a few years at least. Don't dismiss sewage. A surprising fraction of people don't wash their hands, and if you don't wash your hands before preparing food you can pass on diseases. This is a surprisingly common disease vector.
tokenadult 16y ago
To my knowledge, no benefit has ever been shown from spacing out vaccinations. Correct. http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=333 http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=333
mturmon 16y ago
And to go farther with that point, multiple vaccines like MMR are standard across the population, so they are better tested and better understood than multiple spaced-out single vaccines. Here's a review of Dr. Bob's schedule from the journal Pediatrics: http://www.immunize.org/concerns/offit_moser2009.pdf http://www.immunize.org/concerns/offit_moser2009.pdf

Poiesis 16y ago

Our pediatrician recommends spacing the vaccinations. It turns out that when you give them very early, many require a booster later because the infant immune response isn't as strong. If you give it a bit later, no booster needed. So then if there are risks they are less by virtue of having only one immunization. Never been thrilled with the insistence of infant immunization of Hep B either. Main vectors: sewage an sexual contact. I think we an safely rule those out for a few years at least.

carbocation 16y ago
A professor at my medical school likes to say that, "The entire world is covered in a thin fecal veneer."
btilly 16y ago
Main vectors: sewage an sexual contact. I think we an safely rule those out for a few years at least. Don't dismiss sewage. A surprising fraction of people don't wash their hands, and if you don't wash your hands before preparing food you can pass on diseases. This is a surprisingly common disease vector.

tokenadult 16y ago

To my knowledge, no benefit has ever been shown from spacing out vaccinations. Correct. http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=333 http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=333

mturmon 16y ago

And to go farther with that point, multiple vaccines like MMR are standard across the population, so they are better tested and better understood than multiple spaced-out single vaccines. Here's a review of Dr. Bob's schedule from the journal Pediatrics: http://www.immunize.org/concerns/offit_moser2009.pdf http://www.immunize.org/concerns/offit_moser2009.pdf