minus-squarerestingboredface@sh.itjust.workstoNews@lemmy.world•Measles arrives in Kansas, spreads quickly in undervaccinated countieslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·11 days agoFYI even if you have been vaccinated you may still need to get a booster. https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/are-you-protected-against-measles-do-you-need-a-booster-shot-everything-you-need-to-know-about-immunity TDLR: if you were vaccinated in the 1960s you may need a whole new course of boosters. Also, if you were vaccinated before 1989, you may need one additional shot, since the 2-shot model wasn’t recommended by the CDC until then. Stay safe out there folks. linkfedilink
FYI even if you have been vaccinated you may still need to get a booster.
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/are-you-protected-against-measles-do-you-need-a-booster-shot-everything-you-need-to-know-about-immunity
TDLR: if you were vaccinated in the 1960s you may need a whole new course of boosters. Also, if you were vaccinated before 1989, you may need one additional shot, since the 2-shot model wasn’t recommended by the CDC until then.
Stay safe out there folks.