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Could immunity from getting a vaccine be passed down?
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No: Immunity can be transiently transferred from a mom to her fetus but this disappears within 3-4 months. This is the only way the immunity of a vaccine would be passed.Active immunity requires either getting the vaccine or having the illness.The vaccine does not alter your genes in a way to pass it to the next generation.
Answered 4/5/2014
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