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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My elderly parents just got vaxxed (revaxxed).  For those who are born before 1957 and don't have super-clear vax records, it's something to consider. [/quote]

A large number of people born before 1957 would have had measles as a child. I was born six years after 1957 and had measles as a child, as did most of the kids I knew.

Are doctors suggesting now that people who had the disease as children should now get vaccinated for measles?
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You can get your titers checked.  They did mine when I was pregnant with my first and I was still immune to measles. [/quote]

Good news from the Mayo Clinic:

“[If you were] born in 1957 or later. If you've already had measles, your body has built up its immune system to fight the infection, and you can't get measles again. Most people born or living in the U.S. before 1957 are immune to measles, simply because they've already had it”

More good news for people with very young babies:

“[b]Babies born to women who have received the vaccine or who are already immune because they had measles are usually protected from measles for about 6 months after birth. [/b]If a child requires protection from measles before 12 months of age — for example, for foreign travel — the vaccine can be given as early as 6 months of age. But children who are vaccinated early still need to be vaccinated at the recommended ages later.”

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/measles/symptoms-causes/syc-20374857
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