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As some families become concerned about the risks and adverse effects of immunization, population-based studies can provide useful information about vaccine safety. Using data from the Danish Civil Registry, researchers analyzed the risks for febrile seizures and epilepsy among 378,834 children who were immunized, from 2003 through 2008, with the diphtheria–tetanus toxoids–acellular pertussis–inactivated poliovirus–Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine.
Within the first 18 months after vaccination, 7811 children (2%) developed febrile seizures; only 250 seizures occurred during the first 7 days (17 cases after dose 1, 32 after dose 2, and 201 after dose 3). The overall risk for febrile seizures within the first 7 days after va…