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New Nanny with unvaccinated own child

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FrenchMagpie · 08/04/2016 16:13

Has anyone been in this situation?

Our lovely new nanny starts soon - initial impressions are great and I'm really pleased to have found her. However, I've just found out that she doesn't believe in vaccination and her own child (13 months) is not vaccinated against anything. Also, she herself did not have whooping cough/Flu vaccination in her pregnancy.

I am expecting DC3 in the summer and I'm not sure how I feel about my nanny being in close contact with my newborn.

I feel very confused. It is, of course, her choice not to vaccinate her child. But am I putting my children at risk?

Is this common? Do you ask if your potential employees are vaccinated? And any nannies, are you vaccinated and how do you feel about this?

Thanks for any input

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Hassled · 08/04/2016 16:16

You're right that of course it's her choice but I am so pro-vaccination that I don't know if I could get past this. But is her unvaccinated child actually going to have any contact with your DCs? Presumably the nanny herself will have immunity to the MMR diseases?