PFCs associated with lowered response to childhood vaccineshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CRrrC9PhDcAsZL_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14dhveau6/EXP=1328553195/**http%3a//www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-pfcs-chemical-vaccine-faroe-islands-20120124,0,968937.story%3ftrack=rsshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CRrrC9PhDcAsZL_wgt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNHVlOTJuBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNzcgRjb2xvA2FjNAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14dhveau6/EXP=1328553195/**http%3a//www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-pfcs-chemical-vaccine-faroe-islands-20120124,0,968937.story%3ftrack=rssTue, 24 Jan 2012 17:35:32 -0800
Exposure to perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, a class of chemical used in food packaging and textiles, was associated with a lowered immune response to the tetanus and diphtheria vaccines in 5- to 7-year-olds in the Faroe Islands, researchers reported Tuesday in the journal JAMA.
