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VAPP

Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 17, 2016 / cVDPV, endemic, History of Vaccines, live vaccines, oral polio vaccine, polio, polio eradication, safety, side effects, vaccine myths, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, VAPP

VAPP or vaccine-associated paralytic polio are cases of polio that are actually caused by the oral polio vaccine.

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Shedding and Vaccines

Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 17, 2016 / live vaccines, quarantine signs, quarantines, shedding, shedding season, vaccine myths

Unlike many other myths about vaccines, shedding is a real thing. It is just much, much less common than it is made out to be. And it is very rarely something to be concerned about. There is especially no research to suggest that children who were recently vaccinated, except in rare and very specific circumstances,

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Attenuated Vaccines

Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 14, 2016 / attenuated vaccines, live vaccines, mutant strains, vaccine types, Vaccines, VAPP

An attenuated vaccine is one that has been weakened, so that it can’t make you sick, but will still trigger the creation of antibodies and an immune reaction.

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Smallpox Vaccine

Vincent Iannelli, MD / September 10, 2016 / ACAM2000, bioterrorism, Dryvax, eczema vaccinatum, eradicated diseases, live vaccines, military immunization schedule, military vaccines, smallpox, smallpox vaccine, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vaccines, vaccinia

Smallpox has been eradicated, but a smallpox vaccine is still available – just in case.

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