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Thomas Schober, Senior Research Fellow in Health, Auckland University of Technology

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

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Parents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or school.

This puts babies with older siblings at greater risk of serious infectious illness, especially while their immune systems are still developing during the critical first months of life. Maternal vaccination during pregnancy helps boost babies’ protection.

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