My daughter just took her two week old baby to pediatrician

[ALBliberal]

for checkup. We are in Albuquerque. There is a measles case in neighboring Los Lunas. She is advised to not let baby around “anyone with even a sniffle” and if there is even one measles case in our county (Bernalillo) she is advised to take her 3 year old son to get his booster early (not due until October when he turns 4).

Seems baby can’t get her MMR until she is 6 months old.

We are a blue state and thus far our Department of Health is keeping up.

Just wanted to share with my NM neighbors.

[SheltieLover]

1. Is the baby sick?

Healing vibes to the little ones!

[ALBliberal]

2. No thankfully it was her scheduled two week checkup

The things we didn’t have to worry about back in the day!! Just blows my mind. Thanks for 🫂

[SheltieLover]

4. Whew! That's a relief!

Ty for letting us know!

Congrats on the new baby in your family, btw!

[hlthe2b]

3. Just in case, you should know that if, despite your best efforts, your baby should be exposed

to someone not fully vaccinated and showing symptoms, then hospitals SHOULD still have available (probably in short supply) measles immunoglobulin. Unlike the vaccine it is passive protection with protective antibodies and affords short-term treatment/protection in these cases for those too young to be vaccinated and young enough to be at significant risk from infection. It must be administered within six day of exposure, but the sooner the better if that exposure is confirmed to be to an active case of measles.

Just keep that in mind but avoid others (whose vaccination status or potential for exposure is unclear) right now.

[ALBliberal]

5. OMG that is comforting. Thank you.

Probably won’t come to that? But just to have that information is well comforting to me.

[hlthe2b]

6. ...

[kooth]

7. Thanks for your post ...

We moved to Albuquerque in October of 2023 and we love it! So far, the healthcare community is very good.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. It would be a scary time to have a baby right now

[calimary]

9. No shit.

Many of us have been concerned with what kind of world we’re leaving for our children. But I don’t think any of us thought THIS would be that world.

[GP6971]

11. Did you read the OP correctly?

[Kali]

12. no vaccine for looney stupidity

but then she wouldn't have taken it anyway

[GP6971]

13. How you doing? You're right....

she's a lost cause.

[Kali]

14. doing good, thanks

spring is arriving, finally. more reason to get outside and away from screens so better for health all around. today waiting to go pick up the new pup from her spay surgery.

[ALBliberal]

16. You do understand we are a pro vax family?

[Kali]

19. pardon me?

GP6971 and I were posting in reference to a DU pet troll who is anti vax and pro conspiracy, might be hard to tell since she went bye bye.

[Clouds Passing]

15. Keep her as safe as possible. Keep NM blue 💙

[ALBliberal]

17. Seems some reply without really reading? We are a pro vax family

That being said the newborn can’t get it until she’s six months old. The three year-old may have to have his early before he’s four.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. I got from your OP that you are pro-vax

Keep your child safe.