Living in the USA where cases of both are on the rise. Would it be a good idea to get the vaccine(s) again? Or is that pointless since I was vaccinated as a child?
Living in the USA where cases of both are on the rise. Would it be a good idea to get the vaccine(s) again? Or is that pointless since I was vaccinated as a child?
I didn’t realize mpox vaccine had been a thing for that long. Regarding measles vaccine, obviously ask your PCP, but I don’t see anything about getting a renewed vax in the wikipedia article (I wouldn’t believe cdc.gov at this point). I did get some kind of repeat vax a few years ago and half remember that it was MMR but I’m not sure of that at all. Depending on your age you might also get the shingles vaccine (two shots a few weeks apart).
There was apparently a period in the mid 1960s when they gave a killed measles vaccine instead of a weakened one, and CDC says if you were born in that period you should get another shot.
Thanks! Just checked again and looks like I was wrong about the mpox vaccine. Definitely worth a PCP visit even just to ask about getting that one I think.