Terri Said:

Will a college kick a student out over hepatitis B vaccination?

We Answered:

"use another nickname" is right. But you can also sign a waiver for religious or philosophical beliefs, so you won't need to do the 2nd and 3rd doses at all. That's something you may want to consider, since there are risks to the hepatitis B vaccine.

Hepatitis B is spread through blood and sex. Those with risk factors for contracting hepatitis B are certain health care workers, intravenous drug users, and those who have unprotected sex with potentially infected people. If you don't fit into any of those categories, the risks of the vaccine are higher than the potential benefits.

Here's the vaccine package insert so you can get more detailed information.

Energix-B http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_eng…

Recombivax HB http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circ…

Julia Said:

There were thousands of college students in Mexico for Spring Break---Many came home with influenza?

We Answered:

Are you going to copy and paste this every chance you get LOL! I will still be worried. I worry about the common cold! I'm pregnant and cannot afford to get sick!

Dorothy Said:

There were hundreds and thousands of college students in Mexico for spring break?

We Answered:

thank you for this projict

Claudia Said:

College Students??

We Answered:

Once you are vaccinated, the chances are slim - although not non-existent, since the vaccine contains a bit of the virus.

Jay Said:

This question is for college students or experienced writers. What should I add to this intro?

We Answered:

it's like a summary. you don't have a thesis statement that you're arguing.

*edit. again, you're missing the "so what" part of the paper. what is the purpose of your paper? we have a lot of facts, but still don't know what you're arguing or researching. something like "this paper will look at the tends in vaccinations over time, the origin of these myths and suggest solutions as to how to eliminate these fears"

that would be a LOT easier if you chose a particular demographic, such as income, culture, race, religion, etc. pick one of those groups to focus on so your paper doesn't end up being a book.

Andre Said:

HIV Vaccine studies - are there REALLY no risks involved?

We Answered:

Here's how a vaccine trial works:

You get the a shot (experimental vax or placebo -- they do not tell you). You go on with your life AS NORMAL.

The clinical trial folks do NOT shoot you up with HIV (or whatever it is they're testing you for).

The real risk is how you live the rest of your life. Do you go out and have risky sex? Do you use injection drugs? Do you get blood transfusions in third-world countries?

Yes, the MErck trials failed and that's unfortunately. but I think people don't understand what it means for a trial to fail.

In the Merck trial, when they compared the two groups: vax versus placebo, they saw that the same (small) proportions of people in each group got HIV eventually. That meant the vaccine did NOT protect the people who got it. It also meant that there were some people whose lifestyle choices made them susceptible to HIV infection.

Merck did NOT infect these people with HIV. The drug did NOT infect these people with HIV. It was the people themselves who went out and did something to contract HIV.

So is it worth it to you to join a clinical trial? Personally, I think it is good to volunteer for studies. Medicine advances because of clinical trials. Medicine advances when we allow student doctors to practice on us (yes, I have even let 3rd year med students practice on me and do my Pap smears). As someone who is medically minded, I think it's great when someone wants to help us for the betterment of science and society.

Is it risk-free? I wouldn't say that, but I think the risks are minimal. People can have the occasional adverse reaction, and well, needles hurt. So weigh that on your mind. They're on phase 3 if they're testing people at random, so that means they should have already established the level of toxicity of the experimental drug by now. I think risk of side-effects should be low, so hey, why not? I'd do it if I qualified.

Anne Said:

Is a college student living in dorms considered a first priority for getting the H1N1 vaccine?

We Answered:

I'd recommend it. As far as first concern/priority, I think they are focusing on kids under 5 because their immune systems aren't fully developed/as strong as adults and anyone over 60 or 65 because theirs have weakened. They also focus on anyone with underlying medical conditions such as kidney problems, asthma (one of the deaths in my state was a teen with asthma) and such.