CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS AND ALLERGIES
A recent medical report based on research in the UK and published in the American Journal of Public Health revealed no relationship between increased risk of allergic problems such as asthma or eczema (a skin condition) and childhood vaccinations.
Researchers have been looking for possible causes of a known increase in allergic diseases in the developed world and have looked specifically at those increases related to vaccinations.
A study involving nearly 30,000 children who have been followed for up to 11 years was conducted by public health experts, looking for this supposed link.
The vaccines involved were those for diptheria, polio, pertussis and tetanus (DPPT,) measles, mumps & rubella (MMR).
Study results could show no significant increase in the incidence of allergic diseases as a result of the above-mentioned vaccines. They did acknowledge that “a minority of children who rarely seek care” showed some increased risk for allergies. This very limited association “is more likely to be the result of study bias than a biological effect.”
