Acetaminophen may weaken effectiveness of kids' vaccines

Fever after a vaccination is a normal and essential part of building an immune response, and giving children acetaminophen -- best known in the U.S. as Tylenol -- after a shot could dampen that response, a new study finds.

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Interesting study that shows a fever is helpful in producing a strong immune response. So why does the CDC recommend fever reducing medicines for people with the flu? Are these fever reducers involved in the serious illnesses involved with this disease? I did a web search and found little recent studies on the benefits of fever, just a list of medications to reduce it. More work should be done in this area I believe. I will be much more cautious in taking fever reducers from now on.