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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hartfire

Babies acquire some of their immunity in utero from their mother, and some from their mother's milk (particularly the colostrum in the early stages after birth.
However, they are still very vulnerable to diseases in their first year of life.
Young toddlers develop a better immunity if they go to daycare centres and kindergarten.

Whooping cough can be lethal for babies. The only way to prevent it is vaccination.

If the parents are worried about Covid, perhaps they might allow you to see the baby outdoors and at a safe social distance.

Not all vaccines work in the same way.

The Covid vaccines are a gamble. It's a matter of weighing the statistical chance of catching the virus and severe, long-lasting or lethal effects from it versus the chance of an adverse reaction to the vaccine. You can look the stats up on your government's health website.