Whooping cough vaccine around babies

Is it normal for a new mother to want everyone that comes into contact with the baby to be fully vaccinated and boosted with the whooping cough?

The baby is 8 months old now and they originally said it would have it’s own immunity by 6 months, now the rules are staying in place forever it seems

I don’t know much about babies, I’m wondering if her request is reasonable? I’m not comfortable with getting a vaccine just to meet a baby once, especially since I haven’t been sick for YEARS I’m so healthy, I feel like I don’t need it

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ElwoodBlues · M

I looked it up. Whooping cough is also known as pertussis, and it's a serious contagious disease. Vaccination for it is required for any kid enrolled in public schools in every US state. So most people in the US are already fully vaccinated. The vaccines are known as DTaP & Tdap (they cover multiple diseases). More:

[quote]CDC routinely recommends DTaP at 2, 4, and 6 months, at 15 through 18 months, and at 4 through 6 years.[/quote]

Since it's a multi-dose vaccine (total of 5), that kinda suggests one dose is not enough, but if the baby has had the first 3 doses on schedule, it should be in pretty good shape by month 8. Are you sure you've never had the DTaP or Tdap vaccines?