BMJ 1999;318:193 ( 16 January )

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Public should be told that vaccines may have long term adverse effects

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EDITORJefferson's editorial about vaccination and its adverse effects mentions our research.¹ We found that immunisation starting at birth was associated with a decreased risk of insulin dependent diabetes, while immunisation starting after age 2 months was associated with an increased risk of diabetes in both rodents and humans.² We initiated a collaboration with Dr Jaakko Tuomilehto to study the effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine on the incidence of diabetes. Roughly 116 000 Finnish children were randomised to receive either four doses of the vaccine, starting at 3 months of age, or one dose at 24 months of age.³ We calculated the incidence of insulin dependent diabetes in both groups until age 10 and in a group that did not receive the vaccinea cohort that included all 128 500 children born in Finland in the 24 months before the study of the vaccine began.

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Public should be told if vaccines have long term effects

David Elliman
bmj.com, 21 Jan 1999 [Full text]

We agree that the public should be made aware of what is going on

Tom Jefferson
bmj.com, 10 Feb 1999 [Full text]

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