Although a woman can excrete
rubella vaccine virus in breast milk and transmit the virus to her infant, the infection remains asymptomatic (202 - 205).
Not exact matches
In Canada,
vaccines prevent illnesses such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), rotavirus, hepatitis B, measles, mumps,
rubella, chickenpox, pneumococcal and meningococcal diseases, and human papillomavirus
virus (HPV).
Otherwise, persons who receive MMR or its component
vaccines do not transmit measles,
rubella, or mumps
vaccine viruses (206,207).
Thus, MMR
vaccine can be administered safely to susceptible children or other persons with household contacts who are pregnant to help protect these pregnant women from exposure to wild
rubella virus.
The MMR
vaccine protects your child against three
viruses: measles, mumps, and
rubella (German measles).
The MMR (measles, mumps, and
rubella)
vaccine is a live -
virus vaccine; women are advised to wait at least a month after receiving it before getting pregnant.