~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't forget BCG. Kim Burlingham, MD ---------- > From: Michael Sachs <> > To: > Subject: Re: Varicella (again) > Date: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 9:34 PM > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > At 04:53 PM 11/25/97 -0600, RAINBOWPED wrote: > > >The bigger question is how does everyone feel about the HAV vaccine? > >I guess it is just a matter of time before it becomes part of the > >routine vaccination schedule, eh? > > > There was a Hep A "scare" involving strawberries served in a public school > cafeteria a number of months back and a few families requested it after > that. The vaccine seems to be so safe and effective that I don't have any > problem giving it to a low risk child if requested, but I don't bring it up > as a routine matter. I do offer it to families that do a lot of > international travel (granted, a pretty small patient population) to high > risk destinations. > > > >OBTW, has any seen a vaccine that the AAP does not "love" and endorse? > > Cholera, Yellow Fever, BCG, Japanese Encephalitis, Typhoid Fever > > > > Michael Sachs, M.D. > General Pediatrician > group.