- How this vaccine works
- Why pregnant women cannot get the vaccine
- Side effects of the vaccine
- Can rubella vaccine cause microcephaly?
The rubella vaccine that is produced from the live attenuated virus, is part of the national vaccination plan, and has many conditions to be applied. This vaccine, known as the Triple Viral Vaccine, can be dangerous in the following situations:
- Hypersensitivity to vaccine components; Immunodeficient individuals, such as symptomatic HIV infection or cancer, for example; Pregnant women or women intending to become pregnantFamily history of allergic diseases and / or seizures; Severe acute febrile illness; If administered in the vein; Hereditary intolerance problems fructose.
Also see the symptoms that rubella can cause.
How this vaccine works
The Triple Viral Vaccine is used to prevent rubella, but in addition, it also prevents measles and mumps, that is, the vaccine stimulates the body to produce defenses against these types of viruses and prevent these diseases in the future. The vaccine is intended for prevention, not treatment.
Why pregnant women cannot get the vaccine
The rubella vaccine should not be given to women who are pregnant or trying to conceive because the vaccine can lead to malformations in the baby. Therefore, all women of childbearing potential should only get this vaccine after making sure they are not pregnant by taking a pregnancy test.
If the woman takes the rubella vaccine during pregnancy or becomes pregnant in less than 1 month, the baby may be born with birth defects such as blindness, deafness and mental retardation, which characterize congenital rubella. Find out everything about this disease.
The best way to find out if your baby has any changes is to do prenatal care and perform all tests, including ultrasound to assess their development in each trimester of pregnancy. There are also reports of women who took this vaccine during pregnancy, without knowing they were pregnant, and the baby was born healthy, without any changes.
Side effects of the vaccine
The most common side effects that can be caused by the Triple Viral Vaccine are redness at the injection site, fever, upper respiratory tract infection, skin rash , pain and swelling at the injection site.
Learn more about this vaccine and possible side effects.
Can rubella vaccine cause microcephaly?
The rubella vaccine is not directly related to microcephaly, however, this brain disorder is related to the presence of infectious diseases during pregnancy and therefore, although it is unlikely, this possibility exists, since the vaccine has the virus, which although it is attenuated, it is still alive.
