Non-infected babies born to HIV mothers have reduced immunity to measles

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

Non-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others, according to researchers. A new study finds that even if babies are born without HIV, their maternally derived protection against measles may be impaired by their mother's positive HIV status.

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