News for Parents: Delay the Jabs, Reduce the Risks
13 Dec 2011 04:16:58 AM
Simply delaying vaccines to your baby to reduce the risks of asthma and other allergy development 
A study of 11,531 children born in 1995 in Manitoba, Canada,1 where the first vaccine was normally given to children at 2 months of age, shows the following findings:
- The risk of a child developing asthma was reduced by 50% if the first Diphtheria + Pertussis + Tetanus (DPT) vaccine was delayed until 5 months of age.
- The risk of developing asthma was reduced by 60% if all three doses of the DPT vaccine were delayed by at least 2 months.
- Asthma prevalence rates decreased from 13.8% to 5.9% with 2 or more months of delay in giving the DPT.1
Another Study: Delaying DPT and Polio shots reduces allergic rhinitis (e.g. hay fever) by 40%:
Children who were given the DPT later, i.e. completing the primary course of DPT and Polio vaccines after 12 months of age, compared to those children who received their primary course of vaccines on time (i.e. by 6 months of age), had a significant 40% reduction in the risk of developing hay fever/allergic rhinitis.2
However the benefits of delaying vaccinations have to be balanced against leaving a child unprotected during the delay (see below).
In Hong Kong would delaying DPT and Polio vaccination be risky?
From the latest surveillance statistics in 2010:
• Only five cases of Whooping Cough (Pertussis) were reported,
• No Diphtheria,
• No Tetanus,
• No Polio was reported.
These numbers suggests that the conditions are practically eradicated in Hong Kong.
IMI Homeopath Graeme Bradshaw of IMI believes parents may safely delay these vaccines—until after 6 months of age, and completing by 12 months. This most likely benefits the child by reducing incidence of asthma up to 60% and of allergic rhinitis, dust allergy or hay fever by 40%.
Are the childhood vaccines needed at all, and if so which ones?
Join our Vaccination Talk to find out more
Would you like to know more about vaccinations? Are all vaccinations necessary? Which ones if so? How else can you improve immunity for your children?
Homeopath Graeme Bradshaw, together with Chiropractor Dr Barry Decker will present their opinions on vaccinations, covering the following topics:
- Vaccinations are unnecessary if the child’s immunity is sustained at high levels.
- A Priority List of the most valuable vaccinations - a “Selective Immunization Program”, that gives parents extra peace of mind at lower risk to their child.
- Top 3 – 4 recommended supplements to support your child’s immunity and lessen the potential risks of vaccinations, (and antibiotics).
Date: 11 January 2012, Wednesday
Time: 7 – 8.30 pm
Venue: Integrated Medicine Institute at 17/F, Kailey Tower, 16 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Cost: Free of Charge
Booking is essential – Limited seats on a first come first served basis
Call our reception at 2523 7121 or email helen@imi.com.hk to confirm reservation.
References:
1. McDonald KL et al. Delay in diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccination is associated with a reduced risk of childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2008; 121: 626-631
2. Bremner SA et al. Timing of routine immunisations and subsequent hay fever risk. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2005; 90: 567-573
3. Website of Center for Health Protection, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/data/1/10/26/43/416.html
