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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks for all your responses.  My MIL is NOT over 65, and does not want to get the vaccine because she is worried about side effects.   I can understand that, but the fact is, my doctor is recommending that all caregivers get vaccinated.  I find her decision to be selfish, [b]given the potential risk to the baby[/b], but there is nothing I can do about it.  I am not going to keep her from seeing/visiting the baby, but I am not going to let her be a caregiver (aka, she can't babysit, stay for long periods of time, etc.).  I recognize that you can't get everyone vaccinated who comes through the door.

At the end of the day, I agree the risks are low.  And I'm not going to dwell on it.  But would I prefer her be vaccinated?  Yes.  And I think I'll have a hard time quelling my resentment for this![/quote]

Did you not see, just two posts above, that vaccination does not prevent a person from transmitting the virus?  Furthermore, there are millions - literally millions! - of Americans who are currently unvaccinated against pertussis.  If I had to guess, I would say that upwards of 80% of the adult population is not current.  Yes, anyone under 35 got the shot as a kid, but the booster only started to be recommended to birthing women/families in the past year.  It seems crazy to obsess over MIL when so many others you will come into contact with are unvaccinated.  Also, there are so so SO many other things that are more dangerous to your baby.  The vaccination campaign has given us a truly disordered fear regarding these illnesses - and no, I am NOT saying that they are risk-free.  Just that the actual risk of your baby even contracting - let alone getting terribly ill from pertussis, is extraordinarily low.[/quote]

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