Knowing if measles is spreading in your community has become more challenging. The Florida Department of Health surveillance data, which previously made public the number of current cases of each v…
If you were born before 1989 in the US, this is your reminder to either find your childhood vaccination records or get your antibody titers checked. Before 1989 a single MMR vaccine was considered full protection, and something like 8% of people don’t achieve immunity from a single vaccine (falls to like 2% with 2 vaccines).
I’m pretty sure I got two doses as a child in the early 80s, but I went and had my levels checked anyway, and Ihave lost immunity to measles. So I’m gonna get a booster shot this week. I’m in a state where transmission to vaccinated adults has been happening.
Good advice, I was flagged at my university for not being up to date with immunizations and I thought it was a mistake. Nope — they needed another MMR for this exact reason.
I had 2x MMR. Just got a 3rd shot anyway, just in case.
EDIT: For more context, the Costco pharmacist told me (even with 2 shots) its immunity does wane over time. She said I’d probably be fine skipping in my age bracket, but I’m in Texas and I don’t like ‘probably.’
If you were born before 1989 in the US, this is your reminder to either find your childhood vaccination records or get your antibody titers checked. Before 1989 a single MMR vaccine was considered full protection, and something like 8% of people don’t achieve immunity from a single vaccine (falls to like 2% with 2 vaccines).
I’m pretty sure I got two doses as a child in the early 80s, but I went and had my levels checked anyway, and Ihave lost immunity to measles. So I’m gonna get a booster shot this week. I’m in a state where transmission to vaccinated adults has been happening.
Good advice, I was flagged at my university for not being up to date with immunizations and I thought it was a mistake. Nope — they needed another MMR for this exact reason.
My parents are immigrants and didn’t have the best understanding of vaccine schedules.
I ask my doc at my last physical to check my measles antibodies.
My parents did good
I had 2x MMR. Just got a 3rd shot anyway, just in case.
EDIT: For more context, the Costco pharmacist told me (even with 2 shots) its immunity does wane over time. She said I’d probably be fine skipping in my age bracket, but I’m in Texas and I don’t like ‘probably.’