Most of us “old timers” had the actual disease which produces life long immunity.
Your doctor can check titers to see if you need a booster.
Got my second round and scar at Boot Camp, all set.
The correct answer is “maybe”.
If you are concerned, the best thing to do is to have a blood test for immunity (it’s called “rubeola immune screen” or sometimes “measles immune screen”).
HTH.
My family, including me, got the MMR booster.
In fact we went through the whole round of all common vaccines again.
There is a large contingent of Luddites in my religious community, so we have to rely on primary immunity, and cannot rely on herd immunity.
Seeing the doc this week for the TDAP - tetanus, diphtheria & pertussis. I’m gonna ask about the MMR. Thanks for the alert.
Probably not.
I went to work ata hospital and before I could start they did a round of boosters and immunizations. They tested for measles antibodies...and they were strong after 50 years.
Of course, I had chicken pox and mumps. So the other two parts were moot.
If you want to be sure you can get your panels tested. I don’t know if getting another shot is going to hurt you if it’s not needed. That’s a question for your doc.
They make Viagra if you need a booster.
You just broke the code.
Recall measles parties, when Mom would drag you over to some strange kid's house, where the poor kid was sick as a poisoned pup, and you were expected to play for a few hours?
Yes but get the new one when the price goes down
You should ask your doctor.Though it probably wouldn’t hurt you at all.
There are any number of vaccines out there, for any number of diseases, and you should get every one of them ... preferably at the same time.
I wouldn’t get one, but that’s just me.
Do what you feel is best in this allegedly free country.
For what it’s worth, on Saturday I went to get the 2nd shingrax vaccine for shingles & I asked if my insurance covered the MMR. It did & no cost, so I got that too. My mom was sure we got all the vaccines, but I work with children & I want to be safe with all the outbreaks.
The pharmacist mentioned that the measles numbers were scaring people. I have been thinking about getting the MMR vaccine for awhile & I do feel some sense of security now.
I got the pneumonia shot several years ago.
A couple of years later I asked my doctor about the Prevnar-13 that had been advertised heavily on TV. He said I should get it — since it had been a couple of years after the initial pneumonia shot.
I have not asked him about the shingles 2-shot yet, but I had the original the same day I got the pneumonia shot.
I had measles in Wasilla, AK about 6 years ago. That was my booster.
I had them.