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West Texas measles outbreak climbs to 58, with four saying they were vaccinated (www.texastribune.org)
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State health officials are seeking to confirm the vaccine status of the four self-reported cases, but no mutations of the virus have been recorded.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Vaccinations against these diseases can also decrease in affectiveness with age. Its not often done, but a titer can be done to see if you are still immune. I got one when switching to a new doctor and found I was no longer immune to measles and had to get the vaccination.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Iirc the MMR vaccine just doesn't work in like 8% of people.

It's not a big deal if everyone is vaccinated, but here we are.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I did not know that