For the past several decades, some routine childhood vaccines have contained a small amount of aluminum as an adjuvant. (An adjuvant is an ingredient that makes a vaccine work better) There has been a recent study that has demonstrated a possible link between aluminum in vaccines and persistent asthma. The study was limited and did not conclude that aluminum in vaccines causes asthma.
After reviewing the recent study and several other studies on vaccine safety, the doctors at Cornerstone agree that the benefits of getting all your routine vaccines on time far outweigh the possible small increase in persistent asthma that might be associated.
The AAP also supports getting routine vaccines on time. For more detailed information, please click here.
FAQs:
Does having more than one vaccine at a time increase chance of persistent asthma? No, the study did not find this to be true.
Does this study prove that aluminum causes persistent asthma? No. And the CDC said in a statement it “agrees with the authors that this single observational study has important limitations and does not show that aluminum in some childhood vaccines can cause the development of persistent asthma”
Do COVID and flu vaccines contain aluminum? No
Which vaccines contain Aluminum? Click to find out
Should children with asthma or a family history of asthma delay vaccines? No! Definitely not! People with asthma benefit even more from vaccines than others. There are treatments for persistent asthma but not for many of the deadly diseases prevented by vaccines. For more information on delayed vaccines click here.