@[email protected] to United States | News & [email protected] • edit-24 days 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-up186cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up186external-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.com@[email protected] to United States | News & [email protected] • edit-24 days agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•4 days agoSo, I had to get a MMR for school. Did this guy not go to school, or was it just my schools that wanted people vaccinated?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•3 days agoIt doesn’t. Health workers need titers and frequently that reveals they need a booster.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agoWell, I guess I’ll be asking my Dr about that.
So, I had to get a MMR for school. Did this guy not go to school, or was it just my schools that wanted people vaccinated?
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.