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Originally Posted by Whirled_Peas
I am an RN who has been vaccinated for measles MULTIPLE times. I am not immune. There was recently a measles outbreak in our city. One of my patients had a theoretical exposure to the measles. I was unwilling to get the vaccine again given how many times I've had it. Mainly I was unwilling to get it again because I am nursing my son. According to the vaccine manufacturer, a nursing mom can give all three of the diseases to their nursling. Although I was not too concerned about my son getting measles, I didn't want him to have the theoretical chance to have all the diseases at once. Even bigger than that, we never know when we'll get THE call about a baby. Since I will nurse the baby, I could not even risk the theoretical transmission of even one disease to a newborn. I could also not risk getting measles from my patient and giving it to a newborn. I was not concerned about my 2.5 year old getting it, but for a newborn it could be devastating. So, I stayed away from that patient during her theoretical contagious period. Of course she never got the disease and my paycheck was short and the baby never came, but oh well.
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So what would happen if you came into contact with a child at the grocery store whose parents chose not to vaccinate him and you were infected that way. Would you still feel it was okay not to vaccinate? I'm not being smart here, this is a real question.