> > > 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

> > > 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.