Can Allergic Reactions to Vaccinations be Hereditary?

[Seekrit]

Just a quickie.. my husband suffered an allergic reaction to the Tetnus jab, he remembers getting a rash and not getting jabbed again, and my MIL isn't at home for me to ask to what extent at the moment.
I still plan on having Cobey vaxxed, but I just wanted to know to what extent vaccination allergies are hereditary, if that makes sense. I stuck a post-it in his health book on the vaccination page so that I remember to tell the doc and so that he knows as well.

Thanks :)

[the_queen]

***You probably know how anti-vax I am so please just keep that in mind re: my advice - I'm not telling you what to do, I'm telling you what i would do in that situation

i just wouldn't give bubba the tetanus vax. Unless Cobey was planning to step on a rusty nail or work in a dirty stock yard, he's not at much risk right now, and it wouldn't hurt to wait until you're sure about what happened to your partner. If you can, if you can get a hold of your partners vax record, have a look at the batch number (if it was recorded) and you might be able to find out the ingredients of that particular vaccine. The ingredients may well have changed since then, which means there might be less chance of a reaction. EG if it was made using egg products back then, but isn't now, then your DP may have had a reaction to that, not the actual virus itself, KWIM?

Delaying vax's is always a good option to think about, if you're concerned about reaction.

[tickle]

Seek, I have enquired about this because of similar issues and from speaking to a few people (drs, nurses etc) it is not hereditary. Not saying that it's definately not, but to my knowledge it isn't. I have had both of mine vaccinated with no problems.:)

[reAllytee]

I too was worried because as a baby i had half doses of my vaccines due to having reactions.
I talked about it with our g.p & with the CHN who all told me the same thing i had found through the info my mum has on vax's that it very rarely is hereditary.
If you are worried definately talk to your g.p & get the info you need then make your decision otherwise go for half doses or holding the tetanus as Queenie said till he is older.

[Seekrit]

Thank you ladies, it's good to know :) I'll keep the post-it in the book and ask my MIL what reaction Chris had, but otherwise I won't fret too much! (it's my job to fret, right?)

And thank you queenie for bringing unbiased advice to me ;) Despite being a non-vaxxer :p

[the_queen]

When has anyone ever known me to be biased!!!???

*sticks fingers in ears so as not to hear the overwhelming "coughbull****cough" comments*


:p

[shed]

Is tetanus in the 8 week ones?

I have a question regarding this one then...

If I don't get bubby vaxed with this one and he does happen to stand up and walk somewhere in the next few months and happens to step on a rusty nail at the time, could I just go and get him vaxed then?

I'm sure thats what adults do when they do something like that, but is that just the BOOSTER rather than the ACTUAL?

And IF it is just the booster then how long does the ACTUAL last? Coz I haven't been jabbed with this for at least 20 years.

[the_queen]

Shed, my doctor says that if me or one of the kids gets a wound of any kind, to come straight into the clinic and he will clean it out thoroughly, and advise me of the appropriate vitamins/herbal supplements to take. If a wound is cleaned ASAP, cleaned really really well, there is no need for tetanus shots.

The DTP is Diptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis. Administered at 2, 4 and 6 months.

[shed]

hmmm...yeah, nah then.

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