No. of Recommendations: 3
Marriott notes that five Texas counties that make up one of the least vaccinated areas in the U.S. are gripped by a measles outbreak that has infected at least 58 people and hospitalized 13. It may be, Marriot writes, that “[t]he paradise of fools is coming to an end.”As a side note, for those if us who may have gotten a dead (killed) measles shot prior to 68, the CDC is recommending an MMR booster. It didn't mention what to do if you remember getting measles, as I did, but MMR won't hurt. :) Depending on what you read, it's a little contradictory.
SNIP CDC
If you received a measles vaccine in the 1960s, you may not need to be revaccinated. People who have documentation of receiving LIVE measles vaccine in the 1960s do not need to be revaccinated. People who were vaccinated prior to 1968 with either inactivated (killed) measles vaccine or measles vaccine of unknown type should be revaccinated with at least one dose of live attenuated measles vaccine. This recommendation is intended to protect those who may have received killed measles vaccine, which was available in 1963-1967 and was not effective.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/public/index....People born prior to 1957 have presumptive immunity.
