The issue of vaccination is one that is always talked about, especially in recent years when we have seen resurfacing diseases that were already considered eradicated due to the fears and fears that some parents have about the effects of vaccines on their children.
One of them, was at the time that their children receive multiple vaccines in a single visit to the pediatrician, because they believed that this could be very strong for their immune system, but a recent study found that there is no reason to worry.
According to the research conducted by Kaiser Permanente, receiving multiple vaccines, following the vaccination schedule, does not increase the risk of infection, nor weaken the immune system of babies. Published in The JAMA NetworkThis study is the first in which it analyzes the relationship between vaccines and infections that are not related to them.
To carry out this research, 193 children diagnosed with infections that are not related to vaccines were randomly selected, as well as a control group of 751 children who were not diagnosed with those infections. All of them were children 24 to 47 months old, born between January 1, 2003 and September 31, 2013, and were followed up until December 31, 2015.
The study analyzed the estimated level of exposure to vaccine antigen, which is a protein or other substance that induces an immune response in the body, during the first 23 months of life of children who had infections that are not related to vaccines between 24 and 47 months of age, as well as those They did not present any infection.
The researchers comment that infections that are not related to vaccines include: respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, as well as viral and bacterial infections. They found that total exposure to the vaccine antigen was not associated with the increase in non-vaccine related infections during the next 24 months of life.
Jason Glanz, one of the study authors, comments that parents are concerned that their children receive multiple vaccines at an early age, thinking that they could weaken their immune system, making them more prone to future infections, but this study proves that this theory is unlikely:
Parents have genuine doubts about the safety of their children when it comes to vaccination. We hope this study helps clear those doubts, helping parents better understand the safety and benefits of getting vaccinated on time.
With this new study, this false idea about vaccines is ruled out again, since although several vaccines are applied at the same time (of course, following the vaccination schedule), these do not overload or weaken the immune system of babies and children, but it responds effectively and safely to them.
Remember that vaccines are the best defense and protection that our children can have against serious illnesses both in childhood and in their adult lives. The reason why vaccines are applied since childhood, is because at that age is when they are most vulnerable to certain diseases, and in this way they are protected in the best possible way.
