There has been some growing concern that childhood shots may cause the body’s immune system to kick into overdrive and not only prevent the sickness that they are meant to stop but also cause the immune system to attack other systems in the body such as the insulin producing cells. Have there been any studies that have compared the number of children that get type 1 diabetes to the giving of the childhood shots?

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