Medical Exam vaccination

[ekgrulez 0]

This past Monday in Tokyo my wife was at the Tokyo British Clinic for her medical examination. Because she has no immunization records she was required to give a sample of her blood to the doctors to determine if she is immune to Measles, mumps, rubella, etc.

But she is afraid that she will have to be injected with those actual viruses and that she might get very ill from those injections with the actual germs inside her body. She was reading on the internet that's how doctors in Japan perform vaccinations for their patients; they inject them with the germs to see how their body reacts. Is this really how doctors do that to there patients, making them risk their health or lives after an injection?

My wife even said the clinic can't be held accountable is she gets sick because they don't make immunizations mandatory; however it's mandatory for the visa process.

For those members how have a spouse or fiance in Japan is this really true or not? If so what can my wife do about this?

Do doctors in a country with a high living standard and life expentancy really put their patients through this?

If you know the answers or any facts please let me know and reply back to me.

Thanks

[LlamaInvasion 76]

This past Monday in Tokyo my wife was at the Tokyo British Clinic for her medical examination. Because she has no immunization records she was required to give a sample of her blood to the doctors to determine if she is immune to Measles, mumps, rubella, etc.

But she is afraid that she will have to be injected with those actual viruses and that she might get very ill from those injections with the actual germs inside her body. She was reading on the internet that's how doctors in Japan perform vaccinations for their patients; they inject them with the germs to see how their body reacts. Is this really how doctors do that to there patients, making them risk their health or lives after an injection?

My wife even said the clinic can't be held accountable is she gets sick because they don't make immunizations mandatory; however it's mandatory for the visa process.

For those members how have a spouse or fiance in Japan is this really true or not? If so what can my wife do about this?

Do doctors in a country with a high living standard and life expentancy really put their patients through this?

If you know the answers or any facts please let me know and reply back to me.

Thanks

This is a very oversimplified (and slightly inaccurate) way of looking at vaccines.

Vaccinations are usually made from weakened or dead strains of the disease they protect against, so in a way - yes. However, that does not mean they "give her" the measles, mumps, rubella, etc, and she should not be worried about this. While adverse reactions can occur (as they can with anything we put into our bodies), they're very rare.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine

[Casprd 167]

The blood test is different from the vaccinations. What they will do is check to see that the anti-bodies are in the blood. If not then they will inject her with a dead virus (basically a virus that is unable to reproduce) so that her body creates the anti-bodies. When people get sick from these it is generally due to poor sanitatary conditions or mishandling of the serum (i.e. too hot, exposed to outside contaminents etc). Nothing to worry about at all.

[Dan & Jenni 457]

this is from the British NHS website...

All medicines have side effects, but vaccines are among the safest. The benefits of vaccinations far outweigh the risk of side effects. When we’re considering a vaccination for ourselves or our children, it's natural to think about the potential side effects of that vaccination. But you have to balance the risk against the benefits.

So, what are the side effects of vaccination?

Most side effects from vaccination are mild. It's quite usual for people to have redness or swelling in the place where they had the injection, but this soon goes away. Younger children or babies may be a bit irritable or unwell or have a slight temperature. Again, this goes away within one or two days.

In much rarer cases, some people have an allergic reaction soon after a vaccination. This is usually a rash or itching that affects part or all of the body. The GP or nurse giving the vaccine are trained to treat this.

On very rare occasions, a severe allergic reaction may happen within a few minutes of the vaccination. This is called an anaphylactic reaction. It can lead to breathing difficulties and, in some cases, collapse.

Remember that anaphylactic reactions are extremely rare (less than one in a million). Vaccination staff are trained to deal with these reactions, and they're completely reversible if treated promptly.

[ekgrulez 0]

The blood test is different from the vaccinations. What they will do is check to see that the anti-bodies are in the blood. If not then they will inject her with a dead virus (basically a virus that is unable to reproduce) so that her body creates the anti-bodies. When people get sick from these it is generally due to poor sanitatary conditions or mishandling of the serum (i.e. too hot, exposed to outside contaminents etc). Nothing to worry about at all.

She's worried sick about this; I'm trying to assure her that everything will be alright but she says that I have no idea what doctors do to their patients when it comes to vaccinations. She said she got this information on the internet from a Japanese website. I don't know how to calm her down and give her any assurances.

[ekgrulez 0]

She's worried sick about this; I'm trying to assure her that everything will be alright but she says that I have no idea what doctors do to their patients when it comes to vaccinations. She said she got this information on the internet from a Japanese website. I don't know how to calm her down and give her any assurances.

Plus she says that doctors in Japan actually inject patients with live viruses

To me that is something extremely unheard of except during the Holocaust.

[Falstaff 0]

Plus she says that doctors in Japan actually inject patients with live viruses

To me that is something extremely unheard of except during the Holocaust.

*SIGH* The Internet is one of the greatest mediums for sharing information ever invented. Take this site for example. But its also given a podium to any crackpot with whatever crazy idea they care to espouse. To say that doctors inject their patients with full strength viruses or its toxins is both irresponsible and dangerous. Vaccines have effectively eradicated diseases like smallpox, rubella, polio, and pertussis saving tens of millions of lives. She has to stop reading these websites. It will only terrify her with misinformation. Instead, tell her to go see a doctor and talk about her concerns.

[ekgrulez 0]

*SIGH* The Internet is one of the greatest mediums for sharing information ever invented. Take this site for example. But its also given a podium to any crackpot with whatever crazy idea they care to espouse. To say that doctors inject their patients with full strength viruses or its toxins is both irresponsible and dangerous. Vaccines have effectively eradicated diseases like smallpox, rubella, polio, and pertussis saving tens of millions of lives. She has to stop reading these websites. It will only terrify her with misinformation. Instead, tell her to go see a doctor and talk about her concerns.

Yeah I know, right? Lol. I know they wouldn't do a thing right that, cause if they did I would have the right to sue them. She's just only concerned about any possible after effects of an injection.