I remember being "quarantined", but AFAIK by the late 50s in Durham, NC you
didn't have to put up a sign.
My sister (year behind me) brought it home from school and gave it to the rest
of us (four kids in the family). We had to stay home from school for a couple of
weeks; weren't allowed to go outside the house at all. I don't remember much
else about having the measles other than the red spots and I'm pretty sure I had
a fever.
The school delivered our homework assignments so we wouldn't get behind in
class.
On 3/8/2019 12:29:49, Paul Sorenson wrote:
Me, too...probably around 1948. Somewhere I have a photo my mother took of the
quarantine sign that had to be posted on our front door until I was no longer
contagious. Had the shingles vaccine several years ago but I'm told there are
now two additional shots for shingles that brings the effectiveness closer to 100%.
-p
On 3/8/2019 5:38 AM, 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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