Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-226 days agoThe “Chief Scientific Officer” from RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccination organization says he contracted measles, traveled from Texas to California, and didn’t tell anyonewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
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minus-squareBreadstickNinja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoDoes MMR work indefinitely without a booster? Some vaccine schedules are based on an assumption of herd immunity and won’t work in a world where more people don’t vaccinate. I don’t know about MMR specifically, though.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoIt doesn’t. Health workers need titers and frequently that reveals they need a booster.
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoWell, I guess I’ll be asking my Dr about that.
Does MMR work indefinitely without a booster? Some vaccine schedules are based on an assumption of herd immunity and won’t work in a world where more people don’t vaccinate. I don’t know about MMR specifically, though.
Well, shit. I hope so.
It doesn’t. Health workers need titers and frequently that reveals they need a booster.
Well, I guess I’ll be asking my Dr about that.