Differences between vaccination programs - USA goes too far!

in vaccines •  7 years ago 

Vaccination program in USA

HepB vaccine - 3 shots, first one soon after birth

Rotavirus - 2 shots

DTaP - 5 shots

Hib - 3-4 shots

PCV13 - 4 shots

IPV - 4 shots

Influenza vaccine - 18 SHOTS, ANNUAL SHOTS FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD

MMR - 2 shots

Varciella - 2 shots

HepA - 2 shots

Hib-MenCY - 2 shots

Tdap - 1 shot

HPV - 1 shot (girls)

These are the ones recommended to all children, more shots are recommended to high-risk grops.

This is over 50 shots from birth till age of 18.

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Comparing to Finland

Rotavirus - 3 shots

PCV - 3 shots

DTap-IPV-Hib - 3 shots

MPR - 2 shots

Influenza - 3 shots, annual shots from birth to age of 3

DTaP-IPV - 1 shot

HPV - 1 shot (girls)

DTaP - 1 shot

This is recommendation of 17 shots for girls and 16 for all kids. For high-risk grops the difference is greater.

Source

Are there any good reasons for these differences?

Stop pumping such crazy amounts of vaccines in our children, USA!

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Awesome... It's all about money. How much money can big business make. Even if it harms pale

It sadly looks like it would be only about money, when in som corners of the world people are doing fine with far less vaccines and still have low child mortality.

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