Me, too...probably around 1948. Somewhere I have a photo my mother took
of the quarantine sign that had to be posted on our front door until I
was no longer contagious. Had the shingles vaccine several years ago
but I'm told there are now two additional shots for shingles that brings
the effectiveness closer to 100%.
-p
On 3/8/2019 5:38 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
I had both strains of measles as a child - in the mid 1940's so I
figure I'm pretty safe. I had chicken pox, too, and made sure a
couple of years ago I got a anti-shingles shot.. John , I imagine
you got a shingles vaccination, too
ann
On 3/7/2019 11:18 PM, David Mann wrote:
There's a measles outbreak here at the moment. It's causing a
massive rush on immunisations and we're waiting to hear back from our
doctor about whether we should get our daughter's second dose early
(it's not due for another 18 months).
Our district health board included the following in an article:
"People are considered immune if they have received two doses of
measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine, have had a measles illness
previously, or were born before 1969."
The measles vaccine was introduced in NZ in 1969; before then it had
been circulating widely enough that anyone born before then is
considered to be immune.
They don't seem to mention anything about a decline in immunity with
age. I think having had it yourself you should still be immune.
YMMV... talk to a doctor :)
On Mar 8, 2019, at 6:08 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote:
... but I know there are medical professionals on the list who might
know the answer.
I'm almost 70 years old, and I'm pretty sure I DID NOT receive the
measles vaccine as a child. I had measles while I was in grade
school *before* the vaccine became available. But all the stuff
about measles in the news lately has me wondering ...
How long does immunity last after you've had measles?
Should I get a measles vaccination at this late date?
Is there a problem if you HAVE been previously vaccinated for
measles (I got so damn many shots before I went to Iraq in 2004 that
I don't remember what half of them were for)?
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