Infant Immunization Problems

Advances in medical technology and practices in recent decades have drastically reduced the potential for illnesses that were once both common and extremely fatal in infants to take hold. A broad range of important immunizations and vaccinations are now standard for newborns across the nation.

Usually beginning with an initial dose protecting against Hepatitis B, a baby’s first year will see a number of injections aimed at preventing such terrible, crippling disorders as rotavirus, Polio, tetanus, whooping cough, and diphtheria. In fact, most U.S. infants will receive upward of 15 shots in the six months after birth.

However, as many young lives as are saved by these practices, immunizations are not without their fair share of controversy and complications. A substantial number of cases are reported every year in which infants suffer acute distress in negative reactions to immunization, including dangerously high fevers.

Many people, both in the medical profession and those with first-hand experience, have blamed a culture of over-vaccination for unnecessarily putting infants at risk for complications such as Sudden Infant Death syndrome. They cite the fact that vaccinations are essentially injections of weakened versions of the exact virus they seek to contain as ethically dubious at best, and at worst, highly dangerous in the event of medical malpractice.

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The vast majority of immunizations in the U.S. go off without a hitch, with the entire process of production and administration carefully controlled and monitored. This being said, no two infants are alike, and neither are any two cases of immunization.

If you or someone you love has been affected by a complication arising from an infant’s vaccinations and you think medical malpractice might be involved, contact an experienced Philadelphia birth injury lawyer of Lowenthal and Abrams, P.C. today by calling 215-238-1130 for more information on your case.