Tigdas vaccine for newborn?
My mother is an elementary teacher and she told me some staff from the health center visited their school to give vaccines for their students and they asked if pwde po ba sa newborn. sabi nila pwde daw sa newborn. Pwde nga ba talaga? I’ve read in some news kasi na 6 months yung youngest. :/
Nope. Giving measles vaccine to newborns, under 6 mos of age, won’t do anything to stimulate newborns’ body to make antibodies for measles coz they’re are too young to make one. So, in short masasayang lang ung bakuna. The reason why measles vaccine can be given (if there is an outbreak) to 6 month old babies is that after 6 months babies can now make their own antibodies against diseases( including measles). Actually, the good thing is, if their mothers have already been vaccinated against measles or have received complete doses of MMR in the past, even before they got pregnant, mothers can pass the maternal antibodies to their unborn child in utero and through breastfeeding. So the newborns are basically protected up to 6 months of age. So that’s the reason why it’s ok that newborns can’t get the vaccine until 9 months of age or 6 months of age. So it’s best not to bring or expose newborns to crowded places while they’re too young. Just to give them extra protection while their small bodies are still in process of making their own antibodies. Coz they still depend on maternal antibodies, which is maternal health and well-being is a big factor in keeping newborns safe and protected.
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