Is the H1N1 shot that has thimerosal in it safe for babies?


Depends on who you ask and what studies you choose to believe.

My personal opinion is no.

3 Responses to “Is the H1N1 shot that has thimerosal in it safe for babies?”

  1. mystic_eye 1 of 3 says:

    That depends on what studies you believe as to how risky thimersol is

    However there are no studies that show that seasonal flu vaccines are effective in children under 2.

    http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004879.html
    In children under two, the efficacy of inactivated vaccine was similar to placebo
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  2. Haruhi says:

    Depends on who you ask and what studies you choose to believe.

    My personal opinion is no.
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  3. ◄☻RN☻► says:

    my dd is 19 mos; she had the first half of the shot a month or so ago, and will get the next half at her next appt; i had the shot as well, and we both have had no probs from it….our next door neighbors son had it, and they share one of our driveways, so they went ahead and vaccinated us bc of that…i am a RN and have no probs with vaccs,,
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