OBJECTIVES: We examined the effect of vaccination for diphtheria; polio; pertussis and tetanus; or measles, mumps, and rubella on the incidence of physician-diagnosed asthma and eczema. METHODS: We used a previously established birth cohort in the West Midlands General Practice research database. RESULTS: We found an association between vaccination and the development of allergic disease; however, this association was present only among children with the fewest physician visits and can be explained by this factor. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that currently recommended routine vaccinations are not a risk factor for asthma or eczema.
OBJECTIVES: We examined the effect of vaccination for diphtheria; polio; pertussis and tetanus; or measles, mumps, and rubella on the incidence of physician-diagnosed asthma and eczema. METHODS: We used a previously established birth cohort in the West Midlands General Practice research database. RESULTS: We found an association between vaccination and the development of allergic disease; however, this association was present only among children with the fewest physician visits and can be explained by this factor. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that currently recommended routine vaccinations are not a risk factor for asthma or eczema.
Authors: T Kemp; N Pearce; P Fitzharris; J Crane; D Fergusson; I St George; K Wickens; R Beasley Journal: Epidemiology Date: 1997-11 Impact factor: 4.822
Authors: Kazunori Nakajima; Shyamali C Dharmage; John B Carlin; Cathryn L Wharton; Mark A Jenkins; Graham G Giles; Michael J Abramson; E Haydn Walters; John L Hopper Journal: Thorax Date: 2006-11-07 Impact factor: 9.139
Authors: Gladymar Perez Chacon; Jessica Ramsay; Christopher G Brennan-Jones; Marie J Estcourt; Peter Richmond; Patrick Holt; Tom Snelling Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2021-09-06