HEPATITIS B VACCINATION AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS- (10-13-04)

Study suggests hepatitis B vaccine increases risk of multiple sclerosis

If there is someone out there that can give me a rational explanation as to why we are vaccinating newborns just minutes out of the womb for a virus that is transmitted through IV drug use, direct blood exposure or unprotected sex, I would love to be enlightened. (I can understand if the mother is HBV positive) Supporters would probably say that, at least these infants will be protected for the rest of their lives against hepatitis B. Guess again, studies are proving that the hep B vaccination immunity barely lasts five years. Okay, the supporters would say…but at least the vaccine is totally safe….

Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis: A prospective study — Hernán et al. 63 (5): 838 — Neuro..

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