MMR vacs

I was wondering: Do you need a booster of your MMR or are the I think three doses you get all you need for the rest of your life. There is an outbreak of measles at my job and my mom and I were wondering.

NOTE:

I am not looking for medical advise just general information.

Under the current guidelines if you have had a total of 3 MMR vaccines you should be covered. But this is something you need to double check with your healthcare provider or county health department because there are several varibles.

Here is the link to the current CDC recommendations for adult vaccinations. Be sure to also read the MMR footnote on page 3.

http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/adult-schedule.pdf

CDC Pg 3 footnote includes important info for health care workers so posting:

3.Varicella vaccination.

Varicella vaccination is recommended for all adults without evidence of immunity to varicella. Special consideration should be given to those who

1)have close contact with persons at high risk for severe disease (healthcare workers and family contacts of immunocompromised persons) or

2) are at high risk for exposure or transmission (e.g., teachers of young children; child care employees; residents and staff members of institutional settings, including correctional institutions; college students; military personnel; adolescents and adults living in households with children; nonpregnant women of childbearing age; and international travelers).

Evidence of immunity to varicella in adults includes any of the following:

1) documented age-appropriate varicella vaccination (i.e., receipt of 1 dose before age 13 years or receipt of 2 doses [administered

at least 4 weeks apart] after age 13 years);

2) born in the United States before 1966;

3) history of varicella disease based on healthcare provider diagnosis or self- or parental report of typical varicella disease for non–U.S.-born persons born before 1966 and all persons born during 1966–1997 (for a patient reporting a history of an atypical, mild case, healthcare providers should seek either an epidemiologic link with a typical varicella case

or evidence of laboratory confirmation, if it was performed at the time of acute disease);

4) history of herpes zoster based on healthcare provider diagnosis; or

5) laboratory evidence of immunity.

Do not vaccinate women who are pregnant or might become

pregnant within 4 weeks of receiving the vaccine. Assess pregnant women for evidence of varicella immunity. Women who do not have evidence of immunity should receive dose 1 of varicella vaccine upon completion or termination of pregnancy and before discharge from the healthcare facility. Dose 2 should be given 4–8 weeks after dose 1.

From Pg 3: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/adult-schedule.pdf