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In reply to the discussion: Airlines Consider Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Domestic Air Travel [View all]pnwmom
(110,331 posts)11. Here's some info on MMR vaccine recommendations for adults.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/measles/vacc-in-short.htm
Adults
People who are born during or after 1957 who do not have evidence of immunity against measles should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine.
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Teenagers and adults born during or after 1957 without evidence of immunity against measles should have documentation of two doses of MMR vaccine, with the second dose administered no earlier than 28 days after the first dose.
SNIP
Evidence of Immunity
You are considered protected from measles if you have at least one of the following:
written documentation of adequate vaccination:
one or more doses of a measles-containing vaccine administered on or after the first birthday for preschool-age children and adults not at high risk
two doses of measles-containing vaccine for school-age children and adults at high risk, including college students, healthcare personnel, and international travelers
laboratory evidence of immunity
laboratory confirmation of measles
birth in the United States before 1957
Healthcare providers should not accept verbal reports of vaccination without written documentation as presumptive evidence of immunity. For additional details about evidence of immunity criteria, see Table 3 in Prevention of Measles, Rubella, Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and Mumps, 2013: Summary Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Adults
People who are born during or after 1957 who do not have evidence of immunity against measles should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine.
SNIP
Teenagers and adults born during or after 1957 without evidence of immunity against measles should have documentation of two doses of MMR vaccine, with the second dose administered no earlier than 28 days after the first dose.
SNIP
Evidence of Immunity
You are considered protected from measles if you have at least one of the following:
written documentation of adequate vaccination:
one or more doses of a measles-containing vaccine administered on or after the first birthday for preschool-age children and adults not at high risk
two doses of measles-containing vaccine for school-age children and adults at high risk, including college students, healthcare personnel, and international travelers
laboratory evidence of immunity
laboratory confirmation of measles
birth in the United States before 1957
Healthcare providers should not accept verbal reports of vaccination without written documentation as presumptive evidence of immunity. For additional details about evidence of immunity criteria, see Table 3 in Prevention of Measles, Rubella, Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and Mumps, 2013: Summary Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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Airlines Consider Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Domestic Air Travel [View all]
KamaAina
Feb 2015
OP
There is a cut-off birthdate, and before that date (I forget the year) they assume that anyone
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#5
For those of us over 60, we can't provide proof because the vaccines didn't exist
Retrograde
Feb 2015
#57
What this probably means is that adults who were younger than a certain cut-off age
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#2
They already recommend adult measles vaccines for adults who can't prove they are fully vaccinated.
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#8
I had all the diseases, my husband is getting measles booster as is younger and we've
uppityperson
Feb 2015
#18
Yet that would not do anything regarding diseases for which there is no vaccination
treestar
Feb 2015
#6
Have you considered the implications of an Autistic driver on the Bay Area freeways?
KamaAina
Feb 2015
#42
Children don't get the MMR till they're over a year old. Are you saying they shouldn't
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#15
Regarding your husband's chicken pox: he can ask for a blood test, but he could also just...
Hekate
Feb 2015
#38
But don't they require it for international flights? So how does HIPAA figure in that?n/t
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#56