I have NOT had the shingles vaccination, either the old one or the new one. It's
kind of a sore point.
My doctor has been telling me I need to get it, but so far the VA doesn't have
it available in this area (Durham VA Hospital & satellite clinics). I've been
checking periodically.
They don't even have the old vaccine available. My doctor talked about getting
that as an interim solution. I have an appointment with the oncologists later
this month and an another with my primary care doctor next month.
If it's still not available next month, I guess I'm going to have to go outside
the system and bear the whole cost out of pocket. I don't really have a Medicare
Part-D plan because all my medications come from the VA's pharmacy.
And thank you to everyone else who responded.
On 3/8/2019 06:38:00, ann sanfedele wrote:
I had both strains of measles as a child - in the mid 1940's so I figure I'm
pretty safe. I had chicken pox, too, and made sure a couple of years ago I got
a anti-shingles shot.. John , I imagine you got a shingles vaccination, too
ann
On 3/7/2019 11:18 PM, David Mann wrote:
There's a measles outbreak here at the moment. It's causing a massive rush on
immunisations and we're waiting to hear back from our doctor about whether we
should get our daughter's second dose early (it's not due for another 18 months).
Our district health board included the following in an article:
"People are considered immune if they have received two doses of measles,
mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine, have had a measles illness previously, or were
born before 1969."
The measles vaccine was introduced in NZ in 1969; before then it had been
circulating widely enough that anyone born before then is considered to be
immune.
They don't seem to mention anything about a decline in immunity with age. I
think having had it yourself you should still be immune.
YMMV... talk to a doctor :)
On Mar 8, 2019, at 6:08 AM, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
... but I know there are medical professionals on the list who might know the
answer.
I'm almost 70 years old, and I'm pretty sure I DID NOT receive the measles
vaccine as a child. I had measles while I was in grade school *before* the
vaccine became available. But all the stuff about measles in the news lately
has me wondering ...
How long does immunity last after you've had measles?
Should I get a measles vaccination at this late date?
Is there a problem if you HAVE been previously vaccinated for measles (I got
so damn many shots before I went to Iraq in 2004 that I don't remember what
half of them were for)?
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