WVBaker
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So many times during recent news reports, the wife and I will find ourselves saying why the sudden concern for this vaccination? When we were born, parents and doctors just felt there was no real concern.
I watched a doctor on television note that, if you were born before the 1960s, you may have never been vaccinated against measles because it was assumed you'd already been exposed to the virus. The belief at that time was that most people born before 1957 didn't need the vaccine because, nearly everyone was infected with measles, mumps, and rubella viruses at some point during childhood. Children would get one or more of these, be treated with perhaps over the counter remedies, recover and be sent back to school. It was just a part of being a kid.
Also, if you were vaccinated during or after 1963, do you remember which type of vaccine you got, live or killed? I certainly can't. The killed vaccine was done away with in 1967 because, it simply didn't protect against measles virus infection. It simply inactivated the measles virus you had. Current recommendations are that people who got that vaccine, or aren't sure of which one they got during those years, should get vaccinated anew.
So, show of hands, how many of you are getting your vaccination?
I watched a doctor on television note that, if you were born before the 1960s, you may have never been vaccinated against measles because it was assumed you'd already been exposed to the virus. The belief at that time was that most people born before 1957 didn't need the vaccine because, nearly everyone was infected with measles, mumps, and rubella viruses at some point during childhood. Children would get one or more of these, be treated with perhaps over the counter remedies, recover and be sent back to school. It was just a part of being a kid.
Also, if you were vaccinated during or after 1963, do you remember which type of vaccine you got, live or killed? I certainly can't. The killed vaccine was done away with in 1967 because, it simply didn't protect against measles virus infection. It simply inactivated the measles virus you had. Current recommendations are that people who got that vaccine, or aren't sure of which one they got during those years, should get vaccinated anew.
So, show of hands, how many of you are getting your vaccination?