VACCINE

“In this review, we discuss recent articles and controversies pertaining to vaccine-associated adverse events.”
Current Allergy And Asthma Reports • November 2004
Update on side effects from common vaccines
Author information
Song BJ1, Katial RK.
Division of Adult Allergy and Immunology
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
Abstract
Vaccines have had a tremendous impact on public health by reducing morbidity and mortality from a variety of
virulent pathogens. However, unintended side effects continue to pose a potential risk that may outweigh the
vaccine’s protective attributes. In this review, we discuss recent articles and controversies pertaining to vaccine-associated
adverse events. Included in the discussion are influenza, hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella,
diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and rotavirus vaccines. The importance and
contribution of vaccine constituents (such as thimerosal) to side effects is also reviewed.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15462710