SAFETY OF VACINATIONS By Leungo

Being vaccinated does not necessarily protect everyone against the diseases, however a high percentage of people are protected against the disease. No vaccine is actually 100% safe because safe implies harmless however almost all diseases cause pain, redness or tenderness on the site of injection and some cause more severe side effects.

· Pertussis can cause persistent inconsolable crying; high fever or seizures associated with the fever however these do not result in permanent damage.

· 3 dose of pertussis also known as whooping cough vaccine protects about 85% of children and reduces the severity of the disease in the 15% if they do catch whooping cough

The old pertussis vaccine (whole cell) raised concerns and public perceptions about reactogenicity however this was replaced by the Accellular pertussis vaccine which are less reactogenic

REFERENCES

www.immunise.health.gov.au