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Can an unvaccinated mother get rotovirus from a baby who just had roto vaccine through his mouth (through touching baby, s binky by mouth)?

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Dr. Jay Park answered

Yes: If the mother of vaccinated infant is immunocompromised, she can get infected by vaccine virus since roto vaccine contains live virus.

Answered 12/10/2013

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Unlikely: Most adults have long since developed immunity to rota virus & such a minimal exposure would be unlikely to pass it to you. There is actually vaccine virus in the poop of every vaccinated kid that remains for up to 6 weeks after a dose. Even an adult with no prior exposure to the virus would be unlikely to become sick, since the vaccine is a weakened strain to begin with, not the wild virus.

Answered 5/19/2017

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Rotavirus vaccine timeframe? When should my infant get a rotavirus vaccine?

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