Vaccination program in USA
HepB vaccine - 3 shots, first one soon after birth
Rotavirus - 2 shots
DTaP - 5 shots
Hib - 3-4 shots
PCV13 - 4 shots
IPV - 4 shots
Influenza vaccine - 18 SHOTS, ANNUAL SHOTS FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD
MMR - 2 shots
Varciella - 2 shots
HepA - 2 shots
Hib-MenCY - 2 shots
Tdap - 1 shot
HPV - 1 shot (girls)
These are the ones recommended to all children, more shots are recommended to high-risk grops.
This is over 50 shots from birth till age of 18.
Comparing to Finland
Rotavirus - 3 shots
PCV - 3 shots
DTap-IPV-Hib - 3 shots
MPR - 2 shots
Influenza - 3 shots, annual shots from birth to age of 3
DTaP-IPV - 1 shot
HPV - 1 shot (girls)
DTaP - 1 shot
This is recommendation of 17 shots for girls and 16 for all kids. For high-risk grops the difference is greater.
Are there any good reasons for these differences?
Stop pumping such crazy amounts of vaccines in our children, USA!
Awesome... It's all about money. How much money can big business make. Even if it harms pale
It sadly looks like it would be only about money, when in som corners of the world people are doing fine with far less vaccines and still have low child mortality.
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