Vaccinations

HIV is a RNA virus, which means it goes through lots of mutations. A vaccine depends on some of the same immune responses produced by natural infection to create a "memory" of the virus. For HIV, this is particularly hard because the immune system cannot create broad enough antibodies; an antibody created for one HIV virus might not work for another HIV virus, which most likely would have evolved. Thus, our killer T cells cannot recognize the HIV virus many times, failing to defend our bodies against HIV.

Vaccines do not destroy pathogens, they give the immune system antibodies so it can destroy a pathogen before it causes an infection. Vaccines do exist for some bacterial infections.

That is actually BCG vaccine. BCG vaccine, also called as Bacillus Calmatte Guarin vaccine is meant for tuberculosis and not for chicken pox.

You find another one.

there are two 2 differenct vaccines for the swine flu because people who are needles phobic prefer the nasal spray whereas everyone else would prefer the shot. I prefer the shot only because research it works better than the nasal, i would rather have pain and not the swine flu. wouldn't you?? (note this is my opinion ask your doc for more info.) hope this helps =]

Yes, flu vaccines will work. It is basically dead or weakened flu viruses that are injected into your body. When your immune system finds the viruses, it makes antibodies to kill them, and this develops an immunity to that specific type of flu.

If you are asking how long from the time you get the shot until your immunity is developed, then for healthy adults it is usually 2-3 weeks after the vaccination. Children under 10 need two vaccinations given a month apart because of their immature immune system functioning. Their full immunity will develop 2-4 weeks after the second vaccination.

Mild and minor infections may not prevent your getting a flu vaccination; however, if you have a fever, then you should postpone until the fever is gone. Tell the clinician before the flu vaccination that you recently had or still have the infection, but that you have no fever (they will ask and determine if there is a reason not to give you the vaccine).

In healthy adults, our bodies can deal with two different viruses at the same time, so your ability to fight the viral infection at the same time as having an immune response to the vaccine should not be an issue if you do not have a fever. If you have a fever or if you have a serious bacterial infection and are still taking antibiotics, then it is best to wait until that is gone, or consult your health care professional for advice about getting a vaccination. It might be determined that you should wait because then your body may have more difficulty working on both problems at once and it could make it take longer to both fight the active infection and to build up the immunity with the vaccine.

it makes the body create memory cells for future infections

Because everyone has different bodies

A healthy newborn at home is a reason to get MMR and varicella vaccines, not a reason to avoid them. Be sure to ask your health care provider about influenza and pertussis immunization as well.

when I was small, they had no vaccine for chickenpox. I have to worry about shingles now. I did get a vaccination for that.

Unless you know how to give vaccinations let your vet do it.

Vaccines don't kill viruses or diseases; they prevent disease before you are infected.

For the 2012-2013 flu season, Walmart is one of the least expensive providers of the flu vaccinations with prices of $25.

Kroger also offers them for $25. CVS is more expensive in comparison; over $30.

If you have a concern about a vaccine before it is given, ask your physician for more information. For information about vaccine safety, see the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine information under Related Links.

Cholera Vaccine.

Flu vaccines formulated for injection use inert/inactive virus particles ("dead"), while flu vaccines for nasal mist are made as a LAIV (live attenuated influenza vaccine), which means they are "alive" but weakened chemically to prevent them from being able to cause illness.

typhim is a commercial name of typhoid vaccine Typhim Vi®, Typhoid Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine, produced by Sanofi Pasteur SA, for intramuscular use, is a sterile solution containing the cell surface Vi polysaccharide extracted from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, S typhi Ty2 strain.

I believe that most doctors in the US are in favor of them. They know that the side effects and complications from these medicines are uncommon. They know that many of their patients have more risk without a vaccination than they have with getting one. The pandemic swine flu was especially hard on young children and pregnant women, to name two groups. Doctors who belong to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) agreed that they would encourage their patients who could, to get their vaccinations.

If it were given in the subcutaneous tissue, it will not hurt, but may not be effective or as effective. Ask your health care professional if you should have a second vaccination. Another vaccination would not hurt you, either.

If it were given by any other method or administration route besides IM or SubQ, you should contact your health care professional right away for advice on whether you are fully protected now, and if the administration of the drug the wrong way would have caused any untoward effect that needs treatment (this is especially true if this was somehow given IV).

You would also want to report the medication administration error to your health care professional or pharmacist so they can take action to prevent further incorrect administrations of the vaccine by whomever gave it incorrectly, or advise you on how to report it to VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) in the US. VAERS tracks problems with vaccinations. See link below.

It's not just MMR. Many parents are very cautious about giving something to a otherwise healthy child. Unfortunately, that's the nature of vaccines. They are to prevent future illnesses. Because of this fact, an effective vaccine would basically eliminate the occurrence of the disease it's made for. As the result, the parents rarely ever witness or experience the actual disease. They will more likely see the side effects of the vaccines. Unfortunately, all medications have side effects, including placebos used during testing. It's these side effects that cause vaccines to be controversial. Some claim that there is direct cause of certain conditions because of the vaccines while the medical communities have repeatedly showed that's not the case. However, many parents are not convinced despite the evidences.

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With vaccination your body mounts an immune response to the pathogen. You learn what the pathogen looks like and make antibodies (gamma globulin) against it. You then get memory cells which can last a very long time and will let your body respond and fight off the pathogen the next time you are exposed.

Gamma globulin is just an antibody that will circulate in your blood and and fight off the pathogens it was made against. You will not mount an immune response, and you will not get memory cells for long lasting protection.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

The flu vaccine protects against the three main flu strains that research indicates will cause the most illness during the flu season. This year's influenza vaccine contains three new influenza virus strains.

They are:

* A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus (the same strain as was used for 2009 H1N1 monovalent vaccines);

* A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus;

* B/Brisbane 60/2008-like antigens.

The 2010-11 influenza vaccine can protect you from getting sick from these three viruses, or it can make your illness milder if you get a related but different influenza virus strain.

The strain of H1N1 influenza included in the 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccine in the US is the same that caused the H1N1 Pandemic "Swine" Flu in 2009. A separate vaccination for that will not be required this year.