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Houston has 3 cases of measles. Here is a great info sheet from CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/parent-infographic.html

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I know it's rare but we have a significant outbreak within a 40 mile radius. I have had 4 boosters, and not immune to measles. My Dr. won't give me another booster. So I will remain unprotected forever.

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40 minutes ago, Cattitude said:

I know it's rare but we have a significant outbreak within a 40 mile radius. I have had 4 boosters, and not immune to measles. My Dr. won't give me another booster. So I will remain unprotected forever.

Cheese and crackers! WOW. So...did you have something that wiped your immunity? That may be to personal to answer on a forum. Hang in there.

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Wow prepare for the worst but praying for the best.

It is crazy how so many people think a couple shots cause autism...

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3 hours ago, ruby_jane said:

I'm sorry....because there's measles where you are, right?

Yes I'm in NW Houston and that's where it hit. THankfully a lot of my student already are immunized but only two are exempt. Our head nurse told us we just need to check our the ones who are exempt everyday before school, which I have, thankfully nothing.

And so far no issues with chaos, every is calm especially after sending an email that explained what's going on and not to panic.

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On 2/4/2019 at 2:22 PM, tining said:

Houston has 3 cases of measles. Here is a great info sheet from CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/parent-infographic.html

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It’s all fun and games till you realize essential oils and salts lamps can’t keep the deadly 300 year old pathogen from destroying the entire human race.

anyone wanna try some essential oils? Jenny McCarthy said essential oils cure autism. I believe her.

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17 hours ago, Ron Wallace said:

It’s all fun and games till you realize essential oils and salts lamps can’t keep the deadly 300 year old pathogen from destroying the entire human race.

anyone wanna try some essential oils? Jenny McCarthy said essential oils cure autism. I believe her.

I had a sub yesterday recommend oils for pink eye...it took everything not to roll my pink eye around.

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18 hours ago, Ron Wallace said:

It’s all fun and games till you realize essential oils and salts lamps can’t keep the deadly 300 year old pathogen from destroying the entire human race.

anyone wanna try some essential oils? Jenny McCarthy said essential oils cure autism. I believe her.

????

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On 2/6/2019 at 12:14 PM, ruby_jane said:

Cheese and crackers! WOW. So...did you have something that wiped your immunity? That may be to personal to answer on a forum. Hang in there.

Oh it's ok. I don't have anything that interferes with my immunity thank goodness.

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On 2/5/2019 at 9:57 AM, MrNurse(x2) said:

I follow a popular anti-vaxxer doc on FB, scary what these people believe. They are claiming that this outbreak, though in a poorly vaccinated area, proves herd immunization does not protect them. I tried to show them that herd theory protects those that can't have the vaccination, not those that don't want the vaccine, fell on deaf/ ignorant ears. I think I got removed for my pro vaccine views, that's how tolerant they are even though I only posted facts with no judgement.

Yup! They missed the point of herd immunity ?

Also, herd immunity for measles only works if 89-94% of the population is vaccinated against measles (WHO Measles Vaccine Position Paper).

Apparently Clark County - where the measles outbreak is centered - has only a 76.5% vaccination rate for kindergartners (Seattle Times Measles Vaccine Article)

Anti-vaxxers have succeeded... In bringing back a preventable disease ??

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I'm confused... if essential oils cure autism, then why don't they all vaccinate and then buy the magic mix? There's no reason for concern.

Sighhh

And here we are starting Kinder registration. The excuses are pouring in with the ones already 5.

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So, I talked to our infection control nurse. She said the CDC does not recommend rechecking titers, therefore the hospital won't pay for it. She said that I am immune since my titers were positive on hire.

According to what I've read, the measles vaccine has a very high rate of retaining immunity. I had measles as a child, and then I may have had the vaccine later as a teenager because my mom wanted me to have the other components of the MMR when that vaccine came out in the 1970s.

Rubella, AKA German Measles, is virtually unknown now. It is a very mild illness, except if the woman is pregnant. It can cause deafness in the fetus, I remember that from growing up. Mothers would always want to expose their daughters if someone got it, to protect their future grandchildren.

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5 hours ago, Emergent said:

So, I talked to our infection control nurse. She said the CDC does not recommend rechecking titers, therefore the hospital won't pay for it. She said that I am immune since my titers were positive on hire.

According to what I've read, the measles vaccine has a very high rate of retaining immunity. I had measles as a child, and then I may have had the vaccine later as a teenager because my mom wanted me to have the other components of the MMR when that vaccine came out in the 1970s.

Rubella, AKA German Measles, is virtually unknown now. It is a very mild illness, except if the woman is pregnant. It can cause deafness in the fetus, I remember that from growing up. Mothers would always want to expose their daughters if someone got it, to protect their future grandchildren.

That's good to know. I will add that I have known of a few people who just don't ever get immunity in the first place from the measles vaccine, like @Cattitude . I'm not sure why, but all the more reason for everyone who is medically able to be vaccinated to get vaccinated.

On a similar note, my husband doesn't seem to develop immunity to Hand, Foot, Mouth disease. He's had it twice since we've been married. I know there are two main strains of it, but his mom is fairly positive he had it as a kid, so ?

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