Speaking specifically of DPT vaccine , no clear and consistent pattern has ever emerged to demonstrate that DPT causes many of the permanent neurological problems for which it has been implicate, according to the Department of Heath and Human Services. A European study of over 400 children who received vaccine and an equal number of children who did not found that slightly more children in the unvaccinated group developed neurological problems of all types than those in the vaccinated group. Furthermore there was no pattern to the types of neurological problems found in either group. These findings are consistent with previous studies. Considering the severity of the diseases that childhood immunizations prevent, the risk of the disease FAR exceeds the risk of injury from the vaccine.
Treatment depends on the type of symptom observed following immunization.
Fever is normally treated with acetaminophen and cool sponge baths. Children with seizures must be seen by a health care provider promptly. Children who develop encephalitis will be hospitalized. Very few children who receive standard childhood vaccines develop significant problems following immunizations. For children who develop problems, standard fever care and a call to the health care provider for reassurance often suffice.