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RFK Jr. Reportedly Had a Call With Texans Helping Distribute Unproven Measles Remedies
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Just an fyi, if you're over the age of 30 and the last MMR vaccine you had was the childhood rounds, you need to re-up
This is only true if you got the single dose schedule (1969-1989) or the inactivated (pre 1968)
And generally if you did something that modified the schedule it probably changed. I was born in the mid 80s and got the single dose schedule but my college dorm required the 2 dose schedule in the early 2000s. As such I basically have lifetime immunity, as does anyone who gets 2 doses spread about 28 days apart of activated vaccine (or an actual infection, which is why those prior to 1957 generally don’t need the vaccine)
Got a source on that? My info came direct from my doctor, not that it wouldn't be the first time a doctor gave inaccurate or outdated info, but it still carries more weight for me over a random person online
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/hcp/recommendations.html
Edit: I get why your doctor would recommend that though. While vaccine records are nice and tidy now in epic EMRs preserved for many years to come for those of us born in the 80s and 90s records are mostly on paper (and at this point likely destroyed). So if you’re over 30 but under 50ish and in that window where you would’ve gotten the good vaccine but not had it documented well it may be easier to just get it again to be sure. This is a bit lazy though as immunity status can be verified with a titer test. However, this may not be economical, I assume the cost of the vaccine is much cheaper for most people with things like high deductible health plans or those who are uninsured
Thanks, I read through it and it makes sense now, though I'm not sure how much we can trust CDC info currently, but it doesn't look like it's been modified (yet) to be crazy
I'm def in that window, so that's probably why that or the whole "unless there's an outbreak" part, which is why I asked him about it in the first place lmao
It hasn’t been (obviously) modified but the issue is the lack of updated guidance, like telling people to get vaccinated if they have not or telling people who got vaccinated with an inactive vaccine or a single course and live in high risk areas to get a booster (which again is probably why your doctor brought it up)
Doesn't this mean there isn't a need for a new dose for low-risk adults? Or does an outbreak mean everyone is no longer low-risk?
If you were a person who got vaccinated prior to 1989 before the mmr recommendation was a second dose 28 days later and you never had a life event that caused you to get your vaccines updated in the interim (eg becoming a healthcare worker, moving into a dorm, etc)
If you live in a high risk area and only got the single dose vaccine you should get a booster. The single dose vaccine is 93% effective and the two shot is 97%. The cdc has always had this as their guidance. Typically they would update their guidance in times of an outbreak but well, the government has kind of had a whoopsie with fascism
I would say, if you're in a state it hasn't reached yet, see about getting a titer test. You have time to wait for results and get the booster if needed. That's my plan. I have a feeling I may have gotten a booster when I was trying to get pregnant, but it was so long ago the kid's an adult.
It could be that your doctor gave you information that wasn't wrong, but that applies specifically to you rather than generally.