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Chicken Pox
| Vaccine |
Varivax (M) |
| Ingredients |
Varicella virus/ human diploid lung cells, Embryonic Guinea pig cell cultures, Beef heart infusion/ fetal bovine serum, ammonium sulfate, MSG (monosodium glutamate), neomycin |
| Adverse Reactions |
Anaphylactic Shock/ Anaphylactoid, Encephalitis/ Encephalopathy, Seizures/infantile spasms, Guillain-Barre Syndrome/ Bells Palsy, Aseptic Menningitis / Transverse myelitis, Arthritis/ Arthraglia, Thrombocytopenia, Urticaria, Optic neuritis, Otitis Media (ear infection), Lymphadenopathy, Impetigo, cellulites, herpes zoste |
| Long-Term Studies have not been done for |
Carcinogenic, mutagenic potential or fertility impairment, developmental malformation (animal reproduction studies), effects on pregnant woman, fetus, or transmission of toxins to human breast milk |
Source: Vaccinations and the Physicians' Desk Reference:
Who Will Tell the Parents?
by Barbara Flynn, MBA
Used with permission.
Always remember parents have choices and rights ... know them!
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