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The Emerging Risks of Live Virus & Virus Vectored Vaccines

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Emerging</strong> <strong>Risks</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Live</strong> <strong>Virus</strong> & <strong>Virus</strong> <strong>Vectored</strong> <strong>Vaccines</strong>:<br />

Vaccine Strain <strong>Virus</strong> Infection, Shedding & Transmission<br />

did not develop a varicella-like rash to her newborn infant has been reported.<br />

Due to the concern for transmission <strong>of</strong> vaccine virus, vaccine recipients should<br />

attempt to avoid whenever possible close association with susceptible high-risk<br />

individuals for up to six weeks following vaccination with VARIVAX.” High risk<br />

individuals include the immunocompromised; pregnant women who have never<br />

had varicella infection and their newborn infants; and premature babies born<br />

before 28 weeks gestation. 270<br />

Shingles Vaccine Can Cause Varicella-Like Lesions<br />

In 2008, the CDC stated: 271<br />

“Varicella-like rashes, including injection site varicella-like lesions, generalized<br />

varicella-like rashes, and zoster-like rashes, were evaluated in the Shingles<br />

Prevention Study during the first 42 days <strong>of</strong> observation. Twenty vaccine<br />

recipients and seven placebo recipients had lesions at the injection site (p

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