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A week or so ago the following study was published. It needs more research, but basically states that one of the older vaccines used for whooping cough possibl

by lysp 7y ago

A week or so ago the following study was published. It needs more research, but basically states that one of the older vaccines used for whooping cough possibly have helped children build up an immunity to food allergies. > A dose of the whooping cough vaccine might have reduced cases of childhood food allergies, according to Australian researchers who reviewed the cases of 500 children diagnosed with food allergy by specialist allergists in the late 1990s. > The researchers found that children who had received one or more doses of an older 'whole-cell' whooping cough vaccine were 23 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with a food allergy than those who had the updated ‘acellular’ version. > Researchers say this provides evidence that the whole-cell vaccine could have the added benefit of boosting protection against life-threatening allergies to foods like eggs, milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, fish and shellfish, but more research will be needed to confirm this. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213219819310542?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S22132...

numpad0 7y ago
Were allergies 25% more popular before introduction of said vaccine or is it that infections play roles in healthy development of an infant?
im3w1l 7y ago
> > > The researchers found that children who had received one or more doses of an older 'whole-cell' whooping cough vaccine were 23 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with a food allergy than those who had the updated ‘acellular’ version. Is the old vaccine protecting against allergies? Or is the new vaccine inducing them? My pet theory is that vaccines aim to teach the body something is harmful, and sometimes the body learns to recognize other things that just happen to be around at the same time as harmful too. Here is a prediction: Vaccines with adjuvants will be more associated with allergies than those without.

by lysp 7y ago

numpad0 7y ago

Were allergies 25% more popular before introduction of said vaccine or is it that infections play roles in healthy development of an infant?

im3w1l 7y ago

> > > The researchers found that children who had received one or more doses of an older 'whole-cell' whooping cough vaccine were 23 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with a food allergy than those who had the updated ‘acellular’ version. Is the old vaccine protecting against allergies? Or is the new vaccine inducing them? My pet theory is that vaccines aim to teach the body something is harmful, and sometimes the body learns to recognize other things that just happen to be around at the same time as harmful too. Here is a prediction: Vaccines with adjuvants will be more associated with allergies than those without.