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Did you know that a serious potential side effect of the DTaP vaccine is seizure? Seizures may occur in about 1 in 683 children vaccinated with DTaP. Here’s what parents should know about the DTaP vaccine: picdata.org/dtap-vaccine #vaccines #publichealth #childrenshealth #protectyourkids #parenting

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Michael Falk

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending

3mo

No the potential side effect is a febrile seizure, which is usually mild and not life threatening unlike the illnesses prevented by the vaccine. And febrile seizures are NOT associated with an increased risk of seizure disorders.

Anthony D. Cox, Ph.D.

Health Behavior Researcher, Chair Emeritus, Physician MBA Program, Indiana University

3mo

False. Out of 13,761 children receiving the DTaP vaccine in clinical trials, only a one (1) child experienced a seizure within 48 hours of vaccination, an incidence rate of 0.007%. To put this in context, about 4% of all children (1 in 25) experience at least one febrile seizure during their childhood, the vast majority caused by infectious diseases (including the diseases prevented by the DTaP vaccine). Vaccinations against common childhood infections prevent far more seizures than they cause. See: https://www.fda.gov/media/75157/download https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/f

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