Principles for Safe Use of Pharmacologic and Herbal Substances

Principles for Safe Use of Pharmacologic and Herbal Substances
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Principles for Safe Use of Pharmacologic and Herbal Substances
One of the concerns parents have about vaccines is whether the vaccine will endanger the inoculated infant. Whether the vaccine given to a baby will react and harm them is always a concern for parents (CDC, 2015). Any medicine administered to the human body has a reaction of some kind. According to CDC (2015), the some reactions manifest themselves through fevers, chills and pain in the muscles while major reactions include febrile seizure. Febrile seizure causes uncontrollably shaking, unresponsiveness and even unconsciousness. Some parents have negative notions about immunizations due to stories heard on TV and radio, reads on the internet or rumors spread by parents (Healthychildren.org, 2016). Based on the stories peddled, some parents start doubting the safety of immunization and fail to get their babies ...