I don't get involved in the whole vaccinated/unvaccinated debate. But I do have something that you guys might want to hear about, though.
About 5 yrs ago, I started filling in at our surgery centers front desks. I had to have bloodwork by our employee health to look at my immunity with certain diseases (blood titers). Found out I did not have any immunity to measles! That was a huge surprise. Had to get re-vaccinated.
Had to have the titers redone a couple of years ago - because of that initial titer missing. Guess what? No titers for measles - AGAIN. So, I can't work at our centers because of the risk. Luckily, my main job is at a business office - no patient interaction. This was all before the WG/MPA started with me. The docs said it's like the vaccination just didn't take or that my body doesn't process it.
I would encourage all adults with WG that are concerned about this measles scare to have their blood titers done. It surprised the heck out of me, however, I now watch it when there is a measles outbreak so I can keep myself safe. I have no idea how often this happens, so I don't have any statistics... I DO know that our employee health department wasn't too surprised, so I wonder just how often this happens... I just know it happened with me.
Flip side? I found out what I've always suspected. I AM naturally immune to the chicken pox.
Jen
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