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mucholderthandirt

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19. I was born in 58, never had vaccines for anything but polio.

Reply to Quiet Em (Reply #15)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 06:26 PM

Sep 17

Back then, we generally just got the illness. I had German measles and the mumps, but my mother said none of the six of us kids had anything else.

My kids had everything except the chicken pox vaccine, they'd already had it by the time the vaccine came out. My middle son did end up with croup, though. They were all in all pretty healthy kids, as I and my siblings were. Never even really had colds and none of us ever had the flu.

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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