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13. Doctors should have been telling their patients this all along.

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 07:49 PM

Feb 2015

It's not really fair to say that adults "refuse to comply" with recommendations when they're not being told what the recommendations are.

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NPR ~ Most People Getting Measles Are Adults. Time For A Shot? [View all] mzmolly Feb 2015 OP

A lot of adults slipped through those cracks Warpy Feb 2015 #1

"There are a lot of things at work here..." mzmolly Feb 2015 #2

I did not know that about the measles vax from the 1960s etherealtruth Feb 2015 #7

A booster wouldn't hurt Warpy Feb 2015 #8

Sadly, many adults are unaware mzmolly Feb 2015 #9

Doctors should have been telling their patients this all along. Mariana Feb 2015 #13

That's a fair mzmolly Feb 2015 #16

at what age do most kids get immunized ? JI7 Feb 2015 #5

MMR (Measles, Mumps Rubella) is a 2 part vaccination. The first FSogol Feb 2015 #6

Oy Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #14

I had measles as a child. Had my titers checked in 2011 magical thyme Feb 2015 #4

I got my shots upgraded as an adult. hunter Feb 2015 #10

Good for you. Most adults appear to believe that a tetanus mzmolly Feb 2015 #11

Same mzmolly Feb 2015 #17