I remeber having a rubella jab at school, but I was sure only the girls got it, as german measles can be dangerous to a fetus. But my G/F says that her brother also had the jab at school?
Was it just for the girls???
2006-10-05 21:11:00 · 10 answers · asked by OriginalBubble 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
rubella was and still is only for girls.....for the exact reason that you stated..
2006-10-05 21:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by askaway 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just for the girls, for the reason you mentioned - getting german measles during pregancy can cause problems for the child. Is she getting confused between rubella = german measles, and plain measles? They are different and her brother could well have had a jab for that
2006-10-06 04:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Behavin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sons both got the Rubella/mumps/measles jabs in 1991 as a matter of course.
2006-10-06 04:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little boys get a measles/mumps/rubella vaccine because (aside from reducing the risk of getting rubella for the boy) if a little boy gets it and spreads it around where a newly pregnant woman could pick it up it is dangerous for her baby.
Girls and boys get the same immunizations: Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Diptheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, Polio, and these days HIb.
2006-10-06 04:20:19 · answer #4 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is just for girls, as you rightly say it's because of the damage it can do to the foetus.
Rubella is a very mild infection and a lot of people can have it and not even realise they have, and for a boy (or pre pubescent girl) to get it is no big deal.
In the UK only girls are offered the job, I have never heard of a boy having it, but of course the US has different protocols to us here, so I can't comment on that.
2006-10-06 04:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The girls were the only ones as you say, we were about 13 or so. Maybe he's thinking of the BCG we all had about a year after...
2006-10-06 04:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definately only for girls.... maybe her bro had the TB jab and got confused.
2006-10-06 05:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by blue_cabbage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes girls only.
2006-10-06 04:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was in elementary school (in Canada) only girls got it.
2006-10-06 04:32:06 · answer #9 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just for girls arent we lucky ;-)
2006-10-06 04:18:58 · answer #10 · answered by kj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋