Not so much a “Aibu” , more a “am I being stupid” post really ..
the long and short is this - had all my vaccinations as a child (checked) . When in labour with dd (now 11) was told I was not rubella immune and I’m pretty sure I had an injection there and then after I had given birth.
Had DS who is now 3 (born with meningitis and sepsis , has congenital defects of throat and chest along with issues with his blood - red blood cells are small etc and has constant bouts of Quinsy and tonsillitis) and nobody mentioned anything about my blood tests or immunity to anything..
Back to the here and now.
Applied for a job at local hospital which requires a blood test. Just recieved my results . Not immune to measles??? How???? Basically, what I’m asking is, can the vaccinations just not work on some people?? With the recent outbreaks of measles , although it’s still unlikely for me to be exposed to someone infected, I’m still cautious and curious to know if this has happened to anyone else?? And obviously , I’m worried - can my non-immune status affect my children? Even though it they’ve had there MMR . There have been a couple of times whilst my son has been in hospital with neck swellings that I remember saying “it looks like mumps” and I’ve been told it was extremely rare and highly unlikely and he’s been put on antibiotics for tonsillitis ?? ..