Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 What is the earliest age you can test titers? Which are available? Sister's Baby due soon....can we test titers before vaccinating? .........laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 i don't think it works like that, you have to have had the vaccine or been exposed to and had at least a mild version of the disease b4 you would have a titre to it. alice titer testing?? > What is the earliest age you can test titers? > Which are available? > > Sister's Baby due soon....can we test titers before vaccinating? > ........laurie > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 > i don't think it works like that, you have to have had the vaccine or been > exposed to and had at least a mild version of the disease b4 you would have > a titre to it. Actually, I think that isn't correct - I am no doctor, so don't quote me, but I think that some folks have a natural immunity to certain diseases (Like my hubby has a natural immunity to Chicken Pox although he has never had them) His titer levels proved that. I have had Chicken Pox as a child so I think our kids may have a natural protection that they inherited from us. (Someday I will check this with a blood test) Also, I believe Karyn Seroussi mentioned this in her book that her Measles immunity could have been passed on to her son (also the fact that she was given a booster shot while in the hospital immediately after giving birth and then breastfed her son) and therefore when he got the MMR it was like an extreme overdose for him. I don't know, but I would think that a simple blood test would give information about titers. The question being if there is no titer level do you then vaccinate..... I wouldn't, but that's my opinion. I plan to check my daughter's titers - but I don't think we would be vaccinating even if she didn't show immunity. Anyway - if anybody knows the ins and outs of titers I would be very interested. Thanks Moira mom to Vico (almost 4 ASD) and Culzean (9.5 months) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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