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To ask a silly question about meningitis vaccine in adults. Any medical people about

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Holiday1245 · 20/09/2019 17:55

My husband had meningitis and yellow fever vaccinations today as he’s going abroad
Silly question: can I kiss him properly today and tomorrow? Is there a chance I’d get sick?

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swishswashswoosh · 20/09/2019 17:57

You'll be fine. I'm not a doctor but medical related field.

ShrinkWrap · 20/09/2019 17:58

I think you need to shag him and report back if you develop any symptoms.

bengalcat · 20/09/2019 17:58

You can do what you like with him .

SleepyKat · 20/09/2019 17:59

You'll be fine.

MoggyP · 20/09/2019 17:59

They are both dead vaccines. No risk from exchange of saliva (or any other bodily fluids)

jaggynettle · 20/09/2019 18:02

You'll be fine. Neither are live vaccines 😊
Even if they were the perceived risk of particles shedding would be very low.

MoggyP · 20/09/2019 18:02

Sorry, that's 50% fluent bollocks (yellow fever is live attenuated)

But unless he has been warned to refrain from contact, you're fine

(warnings used to be given within the old oral polio, which could be passed on, and they're taking a highly precautionary approach with the sniff flu)

jaggynettle · 20/09/2019 18:04

Apologies - yellow fever is live but you're still ok to kiss hubby 😊

Holiday1245 · 20/09/2019 18:14

So yellow fever definitely ok even tho it’s live?
I’m a worrier....

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ShrinkWrap · 20/09/2019 18:38

Do you really think they would give out these vaccines without warning if there was any chance that kissing could start a yellow fever outbreak? Maybe practice challenging some of your anxieties with realistic alternatives

Holiday1245 · 20/09/2019 19:03

Shrink wrap... ok a bit harsh. I do worry.

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