Re: ASTHMA - THE US STATISTICS

Reply to [Asthma & Allergies] TO THE NUFFIELD COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS CONSULTATION ON "PUBLIC HEALTH: ETHICAL ISSUES" SUBMITTED BY CLIFFORD G. MILLER

Vaccines and suppression of eczema in many cases from vaccination is where we need to look.  When I was a nurse in pediatrics from 1971 - 1974 we had 2 children who would come into the hospital from time to time in my 2.5 years on a pediatric, 6-20 year old unit From 1974 - 1978 I worked in a pediatric office practice as nurse office manager - a busy one with 4 peds - one of the busiest in the city - we had only 1 child that I can remember having asthma - ONE!!!!!!!!  Vaccines at that time were DPT, oral polio, MMR or just measles and rubella vax for some....we saw many many ear infections at 3 months and beyond after vaccines started and many many antibiotics we say not as much eczema as I am seeing today and therefore not as much suppression with steroids (which results in suppression of the skin condition and development of the deeper lung condition of asthma) NOW add Hep B at birth and more; hep a, Prevnar (9-strain vaccine), HIB, chickenpox vaccine Voila!-----Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA