• Null User ObjectOP
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    73 months ago

    I’m pretty sure I’ve had the MMR vaccine more than once. Probably got it as a kid to get into school. Definitely needed it to get into college, but didn’t have records to show I already had it, so they just gave it to me again. Then got all kinds of shots in the military. Wouldn’t be surprised if yet another round of MMR was one of them. Point being, just tell the pharmacist that you don’t know if you already had it, but wonder if it’s safe to just get it again. They’ll probably answer, “Which arm?” 😉

    • @[email protected]
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      33 months ago

      When I was in college in the 90s we had one student who contracted measles at my school. Back then people still took it seriously. They actually shut down all classes and set up a free vaccination clinic. Nobody was allowed to return to class until you could provide proof that you had received a vaccine/booster recently enough to still be effective. Once you were verified you got a release form you had to show your professors to be admitted to class. This was a mid-size state University, so it was a pretty big deal.

    • SeaJ
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      23 months ago

      You have definitely had it a couple times. The MMR vaccine schedule for children is getting the first shot around 1 and the second one around 4. Then you also got it in the military.