With the headline, Dangerous over-vaccination is on the rise, Patricia Jordan, DVM, challenges annual vaccination protocols, duration of immunity and profit motives. She makes no reference to the regulatory oversight required to get a vaccine approved or the ongoing testing continually underway in manufacturing.
Source: Dogs Naturally, April 26, 2016.
Today I’m writing about a topic that makes me want to reach for a blood pressure pill: annual vaccination of dogs. Annual vaccination is unnecessary and dangerous for your dog. And despite what we know about the risks, it seems to be on the rise. Experts like leading veterinary immunology researcher Ronald D Schultz PhD proved decades ago that most dogs will be protected for many years (and probably for life) by one round of core vaccines as puppies – usually when they’re about 16 weeks old.
INSIGHTS: This article presents an emotional side of the ongoing scientific study of vaccines. Over-sensationalizing risk factors is errant without providing the real benefits of controlling the pool of disease in a population via vaccination. Here are two helpful resources: 2011 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines; AVMA Vaccination Principles.