Vaccination against chickenpox before you get pregnant may reduce the risk of passing the virus to your fetus should you become pregnant in the future and then are exposed to chickenpox. Because the vaccine may harm a fetus, the vaccine is not given to pregnant women. Your physician will ask you if you are pregnant before giving you the vaccination and will advise you to avoid pregnancy for 1 month following each dose of vaccine. In the United States, cytomegalovirus is a common infection passed from mother to child at birth. There is no vaccine licensed for fifth disease.
Rubella can also be a severe illness in adults.
Everyone who works in a child care facility should have proof of immunity to rubella on file at the facility. Providers who are not immune should be vaccinated. Because it is not known whether the vaccine may harm a fetus, a woman should not be vaccinated if she is pregnant. After vaccination, a woman should avoid getting pregnant for 3 months. In every case, the laws and regulations of the city, county, and state in which the child care facility is located must be carefully followed even if they differ from these recommendations.