Is the whooping cough vaccine dangerous?

Answer 1

No. While there have been reports of many different complications in women taking the vaccine, the only ones actually shown to have been caused by the vaccine have been injection site pain and swelling, and fainting.

Answer 2

No. While there have been reports of many different complications in women taking the vaccine, the only ones actually shown to have been caused by the vaccine have been injection site pain and swelling, and fainting.

Answer 3

The Swine Flu vaccine is safe, as safe as vaccinations for any other illness, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Studies prior to the US approval of the vaccines were done by the manufacturers and by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with monitoring by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). All approved the vaccines as safe and effective for use as directed.

The new A-H1N1/09 Pandemic Flu vaccine is being produced just like the regular seasonal flu shot, which has a very high safety record, so there is no reason to expect any different outcomes than we have seen with the seasonal flu shot for decades.

Unless you are allergic to eggs* [see more about egg Allergies and flu shots below], latex, previous vaccines or flu shots, you should be safer taking the vaccine than risking the flu without it, especially if you are in any of the high risk groups or if you live with or care for any of those who are (especially infants under six months old). For a list of those considered in the high risk groups see the related questions section below.

If you are pregnant or immunocompromised you should not use the nasal mist vaccines but you can and should get the flu shots made with inactive virions as opposed to live attenuated virus vaccines. Infants under 6 months old can not get immunized by vaccination because their immune systems are still too immature.

There are some rumors and people expressing concern about the preservative (thimerosal) in these vaccines, but again, this is not a new component in the flu vaccines, and if you have had no problem with the seasonal flu shots, you should be unlikely to have problems with this new one. For a full list of the ingredients in the swine flu vaccine, see the related questions below.

The concerns that are expressed about the thimerosal is that it contains Mercury. To put this into proper perspective, there is a minuscule amount of mercury in the thimerosal compound, but it is about the same amount of mercury you might get in a fish**sandwich. There is no scientific evidence that mercury in this amount is harmful, or that link it to any diseases or problems (including Autism, which is something that some have expressed concern about).

*Note:

Egg allergies may not prevent you from having a flu vaccination any more. See the related questions below for more detail on that subject.

**Note: Fish that contain lower amounts of mercury include catfish. It has been determined that for the amount of mercury in catfish to pose any potential danger, these hypothetical health risks from the mercury in catfish would only begin at a weekly intake of 342.8 ounces (21.4 pounds) of the fish. This should serve to demonstrate the insignificance of the mercury from a flu shot. Scientific studies have proven no connection between thimerosal and untoward health consequences from vaccine use.

In the end, if you are considering getting a vaccination, the question you should ask is, "Am I safer vaccinated, or not vaccinated?" Ask your doctor if you need help.

See the related questions for more information.

Answer 4

you could get cancer from it and die. so i'd say yah. get your gardicil shot. or just don't have sex. ever.

Answer 5

several carefully constructed research studies have disproved the idea that the pertussis vaccine is the cause of neurologic damage.