Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] aramis87@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

Apparently the original vax used between 1957 and 1967 wasn't strong enough to produce permanent immunity, so people vaxxed in those years are being told to get boosters. And between 1967 and 1978, everyone got a single shot for their vaccination, but they later decided it should have been a two-shot series, so one-shot vaxxed from those years are supposed to get boosters.

There's a blood test that can tell if your immunity has waned, or you can just ask your doctor for a booster shot.

[-] jumperalex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Military boosted my 1972 ass before deploying in 2004. Woot!

[-] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

From what I've heard you've got a whole lot of immunities now

[-] jumperalex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

All of them!

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Huh, I should probably get that test. It's not in my state yet but measles is one of the most contagious viruses, so it would be good to know. I may very well have gotten boosted at some point, being pro-vaccine, but it's been a lot of decades.

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

I'd get tested sooner rather than later: spring break is this month, and I fully expect all the mixing students to bring measles back to their various campuses, where it'll have 6-8 weeks more to spread before everyone brings it back home for the summer.