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| |    Myth: Vaccines Aren't Safe by Lynn Cates, M.D., F.A.A.P. reviewed by Laura Jana, M.D., F.A.A.P. Myth: Vaccines aren't safe. The side effects they cause are worse than the diseases they prevent. Fact: The risk of serious side effects or death from vaccines is far less than the risk from the disease itself and its complications. Most side effects of vaccination are minor and involve only temporary soreness at the injection site and mild fever. These usually can be relieved by over-the-counter pain medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, given either before or after the immunization. More serious side effects occur rarely, ranging from one per thousands to one per millions of doses. Vaccines have caused so few deaths, there is no way to determine the exact risk for any individual child, but it is very, very low. Adapted from National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) Copyright 2000, and the National Immunization Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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