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Article: Animal vaccinations & titer testing. (Shorts).
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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Taking pets to the vet for yearly vaccination boosters is considered by many to be the hallmark of responsible pet care. Over the past decade, however, some researchers as well as pet owners have begun to question whether yearly boosters are truly necessary or even safe. Over-vaccination appears to be a contributor to the rise in chronic health problems among pets. On November 15, 2002, the AVMA Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents published a report on vaccinations in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. A summary, posted on www.avma.org, stated that, contrary to popular belief, "Optimal revaccination intervals are not known... Information ...
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