My third son was severely immunocompromised and couldn't have any vaccinations that involved live attenuated viruses because he would become seriously ill. He was completely dependant on the rest of the community Doing the Right Thing and vaccinating. I can rant, at great length, about why healthy children should Do the Right Thing to protect kids like him who will DIE if they catch, oh, diptheria or whooping cough.
I have the same immunodeficiency, and while I now am double-vaccinated for everything, just to give my body an extra chance to make antibodies, my well-being is better protected by solid herd immunity than by dubious antibody cover.
You could always offer some of your breastmilk to your family, to see if it gives them a tummy ache.
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Date: 2009-09-10 12:10 pm (UTC)I have the same immunodeficiency, and while I now am double-vaccinated for everything, just to give my body an extra chance to make antibodies, my well-being is better protected by solid herd immunity than by dubious antibody cover.
You could always offer some of your breastmilk to your family, to see if it gives them a tummy ache.