“Being up to date on all their vaccines is beneficial to grandparents for multiple reasons: First, it helps grandparents to keep themselves healthy and so that they don’t miss out on this special time with their new grandchild. Second, being vaccinated helps protect their new grandchild, especially in those early months when babies’ immune systems are still developing and they rely on all of us around them to be vaccinated to help keep infectious diseases away,”

Dr. Michael Warren · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04

Dr. Warren said in an email that being vaccinated helps grandparents stay healthy and protects newborns whose immune systems are still developing.