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Grandma got DTap, keep baby away?

post #1 of 4
5/15/09 at 4:02pm
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My mom got the DTaP after cutting her leg with a knife (even after I tried to reason with her and told her at most to get the immunoglobulin ). How long do I need to keep DD away from her to keep her from getting pertussis?
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post #2 of 4
5/15/09 at 4:06pm
Not at all. The P component of the vaccine does not shed. Nor does the D or T.

Your mother, just like you, your doctor, anyone else can be a carrier of the pertussis bacteria any time. But the injection only delivered 'dead' bacteria.
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post #3 of 4
5/15/09 at 4:09pm
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Awesome. Imagine explaining to gma that she can't see her grandbaby when she only gets to about once a month if that...yikes!
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post #4 of 4
5/15/09 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by Evie's Mama View Post
Awesome. Imagine explaining to gma that she can't see her grandbaby when she only gets to about once a month if that...yikes!
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