You should not ask for health advice online.
this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2026
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Ask your doctor. If you don't have a doctor, get one. If you can't afford one, look for local resources or help.
The usual schedule is every 10 years. Ask your doctor and definitely don't trust youtube and facebook lol
Usually, MMR vaccination isn't refreshed every 10 years, but the 'other one' Polio-Diphterie-Tetanus-Pertussis is.
Your doctor can do a blood test and tell you if you should get a booster. I got a booster at age 50 because that test showed my antibody level for measles had fallen below their acceptable minimum.
I didn't realize mpox vaccine had been a thing for that long. Regarding measles vaccine, obviously ask your PCP, but I don't see anything about getting a renewed vax in the wikipedia article (I wouldn't believe cdc.gov at this point). I did get some kind of repeat vax a few years ago and half remember that it was MMR but I'm not sure of that at all. Depending on your age you might also get the shingles vaccine (two shots a few weeks apart).
There was apparently a period in the mid 1960s when they gave a killed measles vaccine instead of a weakened one, and CDC says if you were born in that period you should get another shot.
Thanks! Just checked again and looks like I was wrong about the mpox vaccine. Definitely worth a PCP visit even just to ask about getting that one I think.
The German governmental health agency (STIKO of Robert Koch Institute) recommends to get vaccinated if you're born after 1970 and it's unclear if you already have been vaccinated yet.
Anyway, it's useful to ask your doctor for advice.
The annoying thing is, I was born in 1967 and never had the measles, and according to STIKO I don't need to be vaccinated, so the insurance won't pay.
Eine Masernimpfung kann im Einzelfall auch bei Personen, die vor 1970 geboren wurden, sinnvoll sein, etwa bei besonderem Expositionsrisiko oder individuellen gesundheitlichen Umständen. Dies gilt insbesondere für Personen der Jahrgänge 1966 bis 1969. Eine solche Entscheidung liegt in der ärztlichen Verantwortung. Zu berücksichtigen ist dabei, dass die Kostenübernahme durch die Krankenkassen in diesen Fällen nicht automatisch gesichert ist und individuell abgeklärt werden sollte.
Again what learned.
MPox: infection numbers in the US are generally low in the US - the weekly average is generally between 3 and 18 cases per week. I haven't tracked transmission vectors in a couple years - I think the last time I checked was around 2022-23. From memory, at that time, the main vector was men who had sex with men, and then people who had sex with infected people. The CDC's recommendation list for who should get vaccinated still seems to focus on those groups, as well as travelers to areas where MPox is endemic.
Measles: in the US, this mostly depends on when you were born/vaccinated. If you were born before 1957, you are presumed to be immune because measles is so contagious and it was so prevalent back then. If you were vaccinated before 1967, you should get a booster shot: the vaccine they used back then was less effective than the later vaccine. If you were vaccinated after 1967 and before 1989, you should consider getting another shot: up until 1989, they believed that a single dose gave lifetime immunity, but then they realized a second dose was needed. People who received two doses of vaccine after 1989 are presumed immune.
I don't know what it's like in the USA especially in its current dysfunctional state, but in Canada we've got public health agencies that support and track vaccination status and recently even pharmacies are getting into the situation. It seems like the US has similar organizations. If you don't have a doctor, you may be able to find other options for checking your vaccination status through them, and they can probably guide you on whether you need any boosters or updates.
Go for another round, maybe you'll get Autism 2.0
On a more serious note, this is a question for your doctor, not strangers on the internet. I think those vaccines are the ones that are valid for life, and adding to it doesn't make a difference, but I'm not sure, and I'm far from a medical professional.