Before you vaccinate your child, ask to see the manufacturer’s multiple-page package insert for each vaccine.  This is NOT the same as the fluffy 2-page flyer from the CDC that are given out!  In the manufacturer’s information, you will see things such as: “INFANRIX has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility.” “PEDIARIX has not been evaluated f…or carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility.” “RECOMBIVAX HB has not been evaluated for its carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or its potential to impair fertility.” (Carcinogenic=cancer causing) “Due to the concern for transmission of vaccine virus, vaccine recipients should attempt to avoid whenever possible close association with susceptible high-risk individuals for up to six weeks following vaccination with VARIVAX.” (Meaning vaccination has the potential to spread the disease around for up to six weeks.) “Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a vaccine cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another vaccine and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. There is the possibility that broad use of INFANRIX could reveal adverse reactions not observed in clinical trials.” “There have been no controlled clinical studies demonstrating a decrease in influenza disease after vaccination with AFLURIA.” “Safety and effectiveness of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have not been established in pregnant women or nursing mothers and in the pediatric population below 6 months of age.” “If Guillain-Barré syndrome occurred within 6 weeks of receipt of a prior vaccine containing tetanus toxoid, the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome may be increased following a subsequent dose of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccine, including BOOSTRIX.” “In non-US adolescent studies in which serious adverse events were monitored for up to 37 days, one subject was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes 20 days following administration of BOOSTRIX.” …And many more things the CDC’s catchy flyer conveniently leaves out.