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Mariana

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12. In 1967 they gave a lot of us the shots before we were 12 months old.

Reply to Bettie (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:12 PM

Sep 15

If you never had a booster you might as well have never got the vaccine at all. I was nine months old when I got it in 1967, and 6 years old when I got measles. FTR, measles sucks.

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I had my yearly physical last Friday and I asked my PA if I should consider a booster shot for Measles [View all] Quiet Em Sep 15 OP

I had a titer done to check my immunity oregonjen Sep 15 #1

I did not know they could check that. Quiet Em Sep 15 #2

You can request a titer test, that's what I did oregonjen Sep 15 #4

I will. Quiet Em Sep 15 #5

I'm thinking of getting it but I'm due for my 2nd shingles shot so I'll wait a week or two Ritabert Sep 15 #3

There is supposed d to be a shingles shot avebury Sep 15 #14

i had them as a kid, but i never had mumps. mopinko Sep 15 #6

You can also take a blood test to find out Baitball Blogger Sep 15 #7

Yes! Get tested. Lars39 Sep 15 #8

Thanks for sharing good health information EdmondDantes_ Sep 15 #9

I had them run a titer Bettie Sep 15 #10

In 1967 they gave a lot of us the shots before we were 12 months old. Mariana Sep 15 #12

Yep, I got mine when I was about Bettie Sep 15 #17

I think, but don't know for sure, that I/we got it (my 78 yrs ago) & asked my doctor. UTUSN Sep 15 #11

I think you are in the age group where you were definitely exposed and have natural immunity Quiet Em Sep 15 #15

Thanks! - ON EDIT, was thinking everybody got vaxxed entering school. UTUSN Sep 15 #18

I was born in 58, never had vaccines for anything but polio. mucholderthandirt Sep 17 #19

I had a blood test and it showed I do have immunity cally Sep 15 #13

We got ours back in March. I was born in 51 and my wife in 53. spanone Sep 15 #16