A Shot In The Thigh Better Than Arm For Kids

A DTaP vaccination injection in the thigh is less likely to cause an injection-site reaction than one in the arm among children aged from one to three years, researchers reported. DTaP stands for diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (whooping cough). The finding came from new research involving 1.4 million children at Group Health and 7 other Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) centers throughout the nation and was published in the journal Pediatrics. "These local reactions are the most common side effect of vaccinations...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news