Kids vaccine linked to fever, seizures (AP)

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Kids vaccine linked to fever, seizures

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
Wed Feb 27, 8:28 PM ET

ATLANTA - Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study presented Wednesday.

The results prompted a federal advisory panel on vaccines to water down their preference for the combo vaccine ProQuad, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella as well as chickenpox.

In the study of children ages 12 months through 23 months, the rate of seizures was twice as high in toddlers who got ProQuad, compared with those who got one shot for chickenpox and one for the three other diseases.

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So children who get the MMR vaccine are twice as likely to suffer from seizures compared to those who get each vaccine individually? Aren't seizures much more common in autistics? Don't many parents claim their child became autistic and developed seizures after getting the MMR vaccines? The two vaccines people blame most for autism are DPT and MMR, the combination vaccines. I think it's wise to get these vaccines separately because of the possible complications.

The wording in the report is misleading.

Not to say completely disregard it; but read it VERY carefully before you jump to any conclusions.