Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-22 months 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-square11fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkThe “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.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · edit-22 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBreadstickNinja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-up1·2 months agoIt doesn’t. Health workers need titers and frequently that reveals they need a booster.
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.