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Abstract Title:

Cumulative and episodic vaccine aluminum exposure in a population-based cohort of young children.

Abstract Source:

Vaccine. 2015 Nov 27 ;33(48):6736-44. Epub 2015 Oct 27. PMID: 26518400

Abstract Author(s):

Jason M Glanz, Sophia R Newcomer, Matthew F Daley, David L McClure, Roger P Baxter, Michael L Jackson, Allison L Naleway, Marlene M Lugg, Frank DeStefano

Article Affiliation:

Jason M Glanz

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: In addition to antigens, vaccines contain small amounts of preservatives, adjuvants, and residual substances from the manufacturing process. Some parents have concerns about the safety of these ingredients, yet no large epidemiological studies have specifically examined associations between health outcomes and vaccine ingredients, other than thimerosal. This study examined the extent to which the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) could be used to study vaccine ingredient safety in children.

METHODS: Children born 2004-2011 were identified in VSD data. Using immunization records, two cohorts were identified: children who were up-to-date and children who were undervaccinated before age 2 years. A database was also created linking vaccine type and manufacturer with ingredient amounts documented in vaccine package inserts. Thirty-four ingredients in two or more infant vaccines were identified. However, only amounts (in mg) for aluminum were consistently documented and commonly contained in infant vaccines. Analyses compared vaccine aluminum exposure across cohorts and determined the statistical power for studying associations between aluminum exposure and hypothetical vaccine adverse events.

RESULTS: Among 408,608 children, mean cumulative vaccine aluminum exposure increased from 1.11 to 4.00mg between ages 92-730 days. Up-to-date children were exposed to 11-26% more aluminum from vaccines than undervaccinated children. Power analyses demonstrated that safety studies of aluminum could detect relative risks ranging from 1.1 to 5.8 for a range of adverse event incidence.

CONCLUSIONS: The safety of vaccine aluminum exposure can be feasibly studied in the VSD. However, possible biological mechanisms and confounding variables would need to be considered before conducting any studies.

Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(12698) : AC(1348)
Problem Substances : Aluminum : CK(1027) : AC(338)

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