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To Hereandnow: The Rotavirus vaccine
Jun 28, 2008 | 2:49 AM
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This is being dedicated to HereandNow who wanted some help with information so they could make some informed consent decisions about this for their child.  This is what I've found gotten:

1)  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat6.
section.2099

 

2) http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/14
9984/new_rotavirus_vaccine_danger.html?cat=5   

 

 

3)  http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/r/rota
teq/rotateq_pi.pdf

 

 

 This will be the product insert that the physicians see when they get in their office.  Just know that the Merck information is going to try to make it look as favorable as possible. 

They list the product as also containing:   The reassortants are propagated in Vero cells using standard cell culture techniques in the absence of antifungal agents.  The reassortants are suspended in a buffered stabilizer solution. Each vaccine dose contains sucrose, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 80, cell culture media, and trace amounts of fetal bovine serum. RotaTeq contains no preservatives.

 

 Now the translation.   Vero cells:  The Vero lineage was isolated from kidney epithelial cells extracted from African green monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops).  Absence of antifungal agents means that this product doesn’t contain the drug amphotericin B, which is used in extreme fungal cases, like those that people with HIV might get, not your random antifungal like Diflucan that women take for a vaginal yeast infection.  Sucrose is a sugar.  Sodium citrate is usually referred to as trisodium citrate, which is a preservative (notice the line about the vaccine containing no preservatives).  Sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate:  http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/S4750.htm>  It lists the chemical as “hazardous” and “may be harmful if swallowed.  This vaccine is an oral solution.  It also says, “Phosphates are slowly and incompletely absorbed when ingested, and seldom result in systemic effects. Such effects, however, have occurred. Symptoms may include vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea, blood chemistry effects, heart disturbances and central nervous system effects. The toxicity of phosphates is because of their ability to sequester calcium.”  Sodium hydroxide:  Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), also known as lye, caustic soda.  They use lye for drain cleaner. 

Polysorbate 80:  http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t7683.htm<
/a>  Again listed as hazardous.  Polysorbate 80 has been shown to cause infertility in mice.  Cell culture media – it doesn’t state which kind.  They often use cell culture media to grow bacteria and viruses from blood samples in the lab.  The idea of ingesting this is disgusting.  Trace amounts of fetal bovine serum is pretty self explanatory.  They take blood from cow fetuses.  The rich variety of proteins in fetal bovine serum maintains cultured cells in a medium in which they can survive, grow, and divide. However, the presence of the many proteins in fetal bovine serum can also mean that purification of secreted proteins from the cells can be a more laborious process due to having to remove the contaminating proteins during the purification process. And least this wasn’t mixed with human diploid cells as far as I know (which would come from aborted fetuses).  You see how careful you have to be.  They will try to pull a fast one on you. 

So I hope this helps you some, and if you have more questions, I'll see if I can help.

Peace

Hilda

But please, as always, people feel free to chime in about your experience.

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hereandnow read my blog
Jul 1, 2008 | 6:30 PM

I blog on other sites and had a back and forth with a woman that said this RotoShield contributed to a bowel obstruction in her 9 month old wich resulted in surgery!!! Thanks for the website tips, appreciate your help, your a freakin' supermom...peace back @ ya'
PBMom read my blog view my photos
Jul 1, 2008 | 6:38 PM

Wow, that posted really horribly, didn't it? I didn't look at it after I posted it. Sorry about all the underlines that look like hyperlinks. I typed it in Word and then did a copy and paste just in case I lost any of it.

The bowel obstruction--that is what intussusception is--folding over of the bowel that usually results in surgery. This new Rotateq vaccine has this risk, too.

At least you got the information although it was very difficult to read (above). I wish you the best in making the decision that is right for you and your children.
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