5. Vaccine Shedding
Some parents may have a concern about vaccinating their kids with the live virus version of the vaccine, especially if they are healthy and they risk exposure to someone with a compromised immune system.
Fortunately, apart from smallpox and OPV – which are not available any longer, medical professionals recommend that these children receive all of their vaccinations in their routine vaccination schedule.
It’s extremely rare for someone to catch the virus from a vaccinated child, even with a compromised immune system. So, if grandad is living at home with the family and is in a declining state of immune health, he should have nothing to worry about when his granddaughter arrives home from her vaccination.
If you’re concerned about vaccine shedding, you are looking at it from the wrong angle. Those kids who don’t receive vaccinations may bring home a disease like chickenpox or measles that could have life-threatening complications for any senior.