Tag: Vaccination of babies
Vaccination of babies: should give paracetamol?
by lianglei on Feb.14, 2010, under health
Is usually given paracetamol to young children just after they have been vaccinated. This prevents a fever that can occur in response to the vaccine gaia gold. This habit could be definitively abandoned. Explanations.
Immunization and paracetamol, what to think?
Remember, having your baby vaccinated, the doctor has recommended to give paracetamol on returning home, to prevent a possible outbreak of fever (febrile convulsions) related to vaccination.
This practice is less consistent and may even completely disappear.
Indeed, two studies suggest that giving paracetamol in post vaccination reduces the effectiveness of the vaccine (lower production of antibodies). (continue reading…)