DtaP vaccine and shedding; do I let recently vaccinated Grandma near infant?

[DragonBoy2012]

Hello all...we do NOT vax our DS. Grandma is a nurse, they Require her , And she whole-heartedly WANTS TO GET HERSELF VACCINATED with DtaP .....question is:

Is there any chance of her upcoming vax (12/3) shedding?? Do I have to restrict her from visiting?? I am aware that there is shedding with the Varicella Vax (i am lucky..i am old enough to have had the wild strain when I was 5yr old..waaay back in 1980!!)

I just dont know about this DtaP vaccine...
I DO KNOW about the (absurd) Varicella Vax, (upwards of 6 weeks).....and you better believe...i saw dried blisters on our neighbors granddaughter, I didnt ask..but I betcha they vax her for preschool, and...well I absolutely was,not letting Audra anywhere near DS, no touching , no coughing on him.

I just am fairly protective of DS with that silly/absurd Var.Vax because of the shedding...and because he still is very young (9mo).

Lastly...yes I (very happily!!) EBF, on cue, and I am very mindful of my nutrition, veggies, veggies, lean protein, vitamin C. I intend to BF for, as,long as,DS is still interested, and that gives him a great start to life as,well !!!

Tha.nk You!

[nicki.hemingway]

While DTaP is not live, there have been reports of infection of pertusis in the vaccinated and their family shortly after vaccination.  MMR, oral polio, and rotavirus also shed btw.  I have heard that 21-28 days precaution after DTaP may be wise as that is the incubation for pertusis.

[emmy526]

i would DEF stay away for at least 3 weeks just to be sure...adults can harbor the bacterium that causes WC, without exhibiting ANY symptoms themselves. 

[BlessedMammaof2]

I would stay away even though it is not a live virus. My son was hospitalized and treated for pertussis only 3 weeks after having been vaccinated against it.

[sreichelt26]

This. Definitely wouldn't risk it.

Quoting emmy526:

i would DEF stay away for at least 3 weeks just to be sure...adults can harbor the bacterium that causes WC, without exhibiting ANY symptoms themselves. 

[mjrex87]

When DH got the Tdap (sore subject in our house!), we were all sick within a couple of days. I had the worst of it (real fair, huh??) and luckily DD (2 months at the time) only had mild cold-like symptoms. Because of that, if it were me, I would wait a little while before being around someone if I knew they had just been vaccinated.