https://www.dogsnaturallymagaz...elong-immunity-vets/
This is my addition to the article. the article should also be in political for those who read there and have animals.
I once saw a talk by this vet Dr Schultz, I remember him mentioning when he brought this to the forefront the fact that animals did not need to be inoculated every year, it took them about twenty years to change it to three. With more testing he again brought out the fact once an animal has received certain shots they did not need boosters....it is still being done. Below are snippets of what is in the article.
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Did you know your dog’s (and cat’s) vaccines last a lot longer than 3 years? In fact, most pet vaccines protect for a minimum of 7 to 15 years.
Immunology research proved this fact decades ago. Yet many veterinarians continue to insist on you vaccinating your dog at least every 3 years. Some even push for annual shots. But there’s no scientific basis for these practices.
Vaccine Research
Veterinary immunologist Ronald Schultz PhD chaired the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Pathobiological Sciences. He spent his career as a veterinary immunologist at the forefront of vaccine research.
The vaccines Schultz studied include …
- Canine distemper vaccine
- Canine parvovirus vaccine
- Feline panleukopenia vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
- Feline rhinotracheitis
- Feline calicivirus
In a 1999 paper, Dr Schultz outlined the duration of immunity for several vaccines. In other words … how long they will protect your pet.
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Even now, long after research proved most vaccines last for life … the AAHA guidelines are still so tentative. What could be holding the AAHA back from making stronger statements or setting stronger enforcement policies?
Sponsor Influence
The answer may lie in their sponsors. In 2021 their sponsors are 3 major vaccine manufacturers: Boehringer Ingelheim USA Inc., Merck Animal Health, and Zoetis. And of course, the veterinary members of the task force also have a vested financial interest in more frequent vaccination.
Isn’t this a potential conflict of interest that could create bias in the task force recommendations?
It certainly looks like there’s been a lot of compromise. And the problem with compromise is that nobody really wins. Especially not dogs.
Annual vaccination began without any scientific evidence to support it. And why is the AAHA now stuck at 3 years … when research shows DOI of at least 7 years for core vaccines? Dogs deserve better than this. Until the AAHA stops compromising and catches up to current vaccine efficacy research, the most important compromise could be our dogs’ health.