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Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by codingdave on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:32AM (#21990460)
She also is not wrong because not even the CDC recommends the measles vaccine until 12 months of age. Hepatitis B is the only vaccine recommend for newborns. The rest are staged out over time, starting at 2 months.
Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by cwingrav on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @06:35AM (#21990486)
I think the parent comment was implying she was not going to vaccinate until they saw risk, unrelated to CDC recommendation. Many people put off vaccines beyond what the CDC or other health agencies recommend because of misinformation that has been spread.
Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by lolc on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @07:19AM (#21990712)
I don't actually know what's recommended. I was just taken aback by her "we're not sure we're going to vaccinate the child" as if that was somehow optional. At least I got her to agree to listen to a doctor about the risks.
Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by loriverkutya on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:02AM (#21991000)
This is false information. If you are in the risk group BCG is also recommended for newborns. Source: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/bcg-tuberculosis-...

In the UK MMR is given to babies around age 1. The reason is that if their mother is vaccinated, they have the antibodies, but "These maternal antibodies decline with age and are almost all gone by the time MMR is normally given – around the age of 1 year." Source: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/mmr-vaccine/

Please, read before you are posting false information.

Re:DR Congo measles: More than 6k dead in world's worst outb... by codingdave on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:47AM (#21991325)
It is not false information, we just live in different countries, and I specifically said I was talking about the CDC. Here is their info: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolesc...