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On the Record
The Risks and Benefits of Infant Immunizations
By Nicole Magistro
. So if a parent as a concern, like Arora did, he or she can easily access related research and information.
Keeping current helped Kelly Matthews of Winnetka, Ill., choose between two types of vaccinations for polio. After reading studies and talking with her pediatrician, she opted for the traditional injected vaccine (rather than its oral counterpart). Later, Matthews heard about children who reacted adversely to the live polio virus in the oral vaccine. Eventually it was taken off the market. "I'm just glad I did my research," says Matthews. "Some kids were really sick."
Vaccine Exemptions
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