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[o0oCharlieo0o]

There has been cases of measles at my sons school and so i told my midwife who sent me for a blood test to check my immunity, and today i found out im not immuned and they dont give mmr while your pregnant so basically im at risk of catching measles and losing my baby, my gp tells me to stay away from the school until its sure there is no more measles going around....my son needs to go to school still, my fiance takes the boys to school in the morning but i still have to pick them up. Im terrified that i will catch measles and lose my baby all because people dont get their children immunised

 

[Twinmum87]

*hugs* Sounds scary. People really need to realise it is not just their child they put at risk when they make these daft choices not to immunise. Some people have no choice but to rely on heard protection. Hopefully there will be no more cases and you will be fine. At least knowing you are not immune you will be able to spot symptoms and get help quickly if your were to catch measles.

 

[brokenoven]

It's a personal choice whether someone gets their child immunized or not and it's likely foreigners bringing in the measles. If everyone is vaccinated other than a few children then they can't get it from nowhere. Is your child vaccinated? If so then that's what they are for right? To prevent the child from getting it right?

I would be scared too if I were you though and I'm sorry you're going through this.

 

[Mrs_Bump]

As long as your children are immunised and don't bring anyone else home and someone else does pick up and drop off you should be ok. Totally understand your frustration though.

 

[o0oCharlieo0o]

Yes my children are fully immunised, my mum swears i had mmr injection as a kid so i dont see why im not immune you would think if it doesn't last a lifetime they would top up so this sort of thing doesn't happen wouldnt you, thing is i have no1 to pick my children up from school for me so i have to go get them, if i had someone to pick my children up i wouldn't be worried, but i dont and Sod's law a kid with measles is going to sneeze on me or something lol hopefully not though, im going to get myself those dust masks and walk around with that on lol! Its so annoying but im hoping being as MOST people immunise their children that the measles cases dissapear fast!

 

[charliekay]

I'm not immune either and I definitely had my mmr but apparently it can wear off. Maybe you could speak to the school about picking your children up abit earlier so you don't bump into anyone with measles I'm sure they would understand your concerns x

 

[icegurl470]

I can see why you're scared and frustrated. Last year when this whole measles business started the daycare I take my child to was required by the state to make it mandatory for parents to immunize their children for it and provide the immunization records and you wouldn't believe how many parents refused. They don't immunize children until there are 1 year of age and there were a few children under 1 going to the daycare at the time, including my own daughter, and I thought it was incredibly selfish of those parents to put he youngsters at risk. I understand why people feel they should have the right to choose, but it's not just their child who's at risk for these preventable diseases, it's also young children and pregnant woman and they don't get a choice.

 

[jlw617]

Not going to comment on whether or not its right to immunize, but I will say the mmr wears off, you were likely immunized as a child. I was too but found out I am no longer immune to it either. Either way it can be a bit scary and I hope you don't get it!

 

[o0oCharlieo0o]

I can see why you're scared and frustrated. Last year when this whole measles business started the daycare I take my child to was required by the state to make it mandatory for parents to immunize their children for it and provide the immunization records and you wouldn't believe how many parents refused. They don't immunize children until there are 1 year of age and there were a few children under 1 going to the daycare at the time, including my own daughter, and I thought it was incredibly selfish of those parents to put he youngsters at risk. I understand why people feel they should have the right to choose, but it's not just their child who's at risk for these preventable diseases, it's also young children and pregnant woman and they don't get a choice.

Yes it is the babies and pregnant women who are at risk too and i dont think people think about that my brother nearly died when he was a baby, he was born 4 weeks early and my mum used to take him to the baby clinic to get weighed etc and because a child hadnt been immunised for whooping cough and my brother was too young to have had the jab he caught it from that child at the baby clinic, he was ill in hospital and they told me mum he probably wouldn't survive it what with being a premature baby too luckily he did survive it! But thats the very reason i dont take my babies to the baby clinics, if they want my baby weighed they can come to my house and do it im afraid!

 

[spunky84]

I think wearing a mask is a good idea. Might be of some help!

I agree about talking to the school to see if there's any kind of arrangements you can make when picking up your kids. Do they just go to the car or do you have to go in and get them? If they must be escorted, maybe a staff member or another parent would be willing to escort them to you?

Do any of your kid's friends leave nearby that are picked up by parents? Maybe they can help out and drop your kids off?

I'm sorry you're having to go through this

 

[Indi84]

I'm not immune any more either, it's very scary having an outbreak so close to you, I'd be freaked out. Incredibly selfish and I hope it blows over with no lasting harm to any to any person who catches it.

 

[jessmke]

What strain of measles is going around the school? Rubella, or german measles, is what you are vaccinated against with the MMR vaccine. I am in Canada and it is almost unheard of here. I don't know about where you are but I am assuming it is rare and probably not the strain of measles that was going around the school. Regular measles does not result in birth defects. I am also not immune against Rubella, most women receive a booster when they are about 14 years old, but your system can lose immunity just like with any vaccine. Of course you should be careful, but try not to stress too much. Call the school and ask what strain of measles it was.

 

[2have4kids]

I think wearing a mask is a good idea. Might be of some help!

I agree about talking to the school to see if there's any kind of arrangements you can make when picking up your kids. Do they just go to the car or do you have to go in and get them? If they must be escorted, maybe a staff member or another parent would be willing to escort them to you?

Do any of your kid's friends leave nearby that are picked up by parents? Maybe they can help out and drop your kids off?

I'm sorry you're having to go through this

Not only will the suggestion about asking the school to help arrange pick up/drop offs help inform the school of others who may be at risk, if they find that many people wish to stay away and they need to do alot of admin work to help people avoid the non-vaccinated kids, they may just ask parents to bring proof of immunization to school as a policy in the future.

The school may not to mandate anti-vaxxers to vaccinate however they can always enforce unvaxxed children stay home when there's an outbreak in the community. There are lots of ways to deal with anti-vaxxers other than forcing vaccinations. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, it's totally ridiculous & unnecessary isn't it?

 

[lewood88]

In not immuned to measels i had the jab as a baby but my gp said its very conmon in women to not be immune anymore, it is scary but a majority of kids have had there jabs x

 

[bitethebullet]

It is good that you know that you are not immune and can avoid putting yourself at risk to a certain extent- if your kids are immunised then I wouldn't worry too much. I got tested for chicken pox immunity as I haven't had it and I am not immune. I figured that now at least I can take precautions if my toddler gets it but to a certain extent it is almost impossible to avoid as kids are infectious before they even know it. Hopefully it's just an isolated case of measles at your kids school and it won't spread as the majority of children will be vaccinated.

 

[WW1]

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The school may not to mandate anti-vaxxers to vaccinate however they can always enforce unvaxxed children stay home when there's an outbreak in the community. There are lots of ways to deal with anti-vaxxers other than forcing vaccinations. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, it's totally ridiculous & unnecessary isn't it?[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure which country the OP is in but in the UK I don't think schools can stop children attending school if they haven't had vaccinations (unless symptoms start to show). I think it would be classed as discriminatory. It saddens me that these outbreaks are occurring - I am very pro-vaccinations as I feel it is my duty to protect my own child and to support the protection of vulnerable members of our community through herd immunity. It doesn't take many people not to be vaccinated before herd immunity fails.

OP I hope you are okay. I'd ring school and share your concerns - they may have a suggestion for you.

 

[Septie]

If you look at the NHS website, it does specify that you should have had 2 shots of measles vaccine (when I was younger, 1 shot was the rule!) - so even adults can and should get immunized: It is not fair to only blame the unvaccinated kids in this case! I got one as a kid, and then two more shots as an adult (one when I entered college, and one as a precaution a decade or so ago, when there were some mumps cases in my area). Given how common measles still is in Europe unfortunately, every ADULT should also check if they are immune or get another shot! Sadly, I won't even travel to Europe to see my family before my kids can get their first measles shots Absolutely hate it!
Hopefully you won't have caught it already, but I would definitely ask someone to walk the kids to your car (and not have friends of theirs come over without proof of vaccination) - measles is one of the most infectious diseases in the world. You can be in the same room hours later and still catch it.

 

[aley28]

I didn't realize that it was so common for it to wear off -- I guess I know what I'm doing after I deliver!! Is it safe to get the MMR while breastfeeding?

 

[2have4kids]

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The school may not to mandate anti-vaxxers to vaccinate however they can always enforce unvaxxed children stay home when there's an outbreak in the community. There are lots of ways to deal with anti-vaxxers other than forcing vaccinations. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, it's totally ridiculous & unnecessary isn't it?

I'm not sure which country the OP is in but in the UK I don't think schools can stop children attending school if they haven't had vaccinations (unless symptoms start to show). I think it would be classed as discriminatory. It saddens me that these outbreaks are occurring - I am very pro-vaccinations as I feel it is my duty to protect my own child and to support the protection of vulnerable members of our community through herd immunity. It doesn't take many people not to be vaccinated before herd immunity fails.

OP I hope you are okay. I'd ring school and share your concerns - they may have a suggestion for you.[/QUOTE]
Yes, you may be right. I'm from Canada. I truly hope administrators can create school rules or governments can introduce legislation providing protection for those who are immunized in one way or another. My guess is it'll take many more people to die before we once again fully understand the risks antivaxxers pose on vulnerable people-people who are pregnznt without immunization and infants too young to be immunized. And with schools, when we have a choice of where to send our kids I'd sooner sign up with a school that requires proof of vaxx AND a signed agreement if understanding that the school will mandate unvaxxed kids to stay home 'in quaruntine' so-to-call-it when an outbreak occurs. A contract is a contract, some may view it as unfair however the health of the masses trumps that perception of unfairness if the antivaxxer chooses to put their own kids and vulnerable folks in danger. We're a little backwards about our approach to horrific diseases, we shouldn't be protecting tgose who chose to chance proliferation over those who have no choice with immunization (infants & other soecisl cases).

 

[jessmke]

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The school may not to mandate anti-vaxxers to vaccinate however they can always enforce unvaxxed children stay home when there's an outbreak in the community. There are lots of ways to deal with anti-vaxxers other than forcing vaccinations. I'm sorry you're having to go through this, it's totally ridiculous & unnecessary isn't it?

I'm not sure which country the OP is in but in the UK I don't think schools can stop children attending school if they haven't had vaccinations (unless symptoms start to show). I think it would be classed as discriminatory. It saddens me that these outbreaks are occurring - I am very pro-vaccinations as I feel it is my duty to protect my own child and to support the protection of vulnerable members of our community through herd immunity. It doesn't take many people not to be vaccinated before herd immunity fails.

OP I hope you are okay. I'd ring school and share your concerns - they may have a suggestion for you.

My husband works at the Children's Hospital and he gets so infuriated by the numbers of children who are admitted to the hospital with horrible diseases that are completely preventable, and were almost eradicated from Canada until not vaccinating became trendy. His thoughts are that parents can choose not to vaccinate, but if their child contracts a preventable disease because they declined the vaccine, then those parents should have to pay for the treatment and not have it covered by our health care. Obviously this would never happen because if the parents could not afford the treatment then the children would be the ones who would suffer even though it was not their choice to not get vaccinated. Those who choose not to vaccinate should have to spend time at the children's hospital to see the consequences of that decision.