The Secretary of Health and Human Services recently baselessly claimed that steroids, antibiotics, and cod liver oil yielded “very good results" with measles.
medications, including Vitamin C, cod liver oil, and the inhaled steroid budesonide
So glad to see we are using cod liver oil instead of those dangerous vaccines! /s
"If you have been vaccinated with two doses of vaccine as per routine, you have a 95-plus percent chance of being completely protected throughout your life," Schaffner says.
But public health experts say there are some adults who should consider getting revaccinated. That includes older adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968.
So it seems like people in the range of 57-68 should look into it?
Is that a US only thing? I had the MMR on Jan/89 in Mexico but they never told me that I needed a booster when they checked my records a couple of years ago. I only needed the TDaP and optionally the hepatitis B vaccines
This is only true if you got the single dose schedule (1969-1989) or the inactivated (pre 1968)
And generally if you did something that modified the schedule it probably changed. I was born in the mid 80s and got the single dose schedule but my college dorm required the 2 dose schedule in the early 2000s. As such I basically have lifetime immunity, as does anyone who gets 2 doses spread about 28 days apart of activated vaccine (or an actual infection, which is why those prior to 1957 generally don’t need the vaccine)
Got a source on that? My info came direct from my doctor, not that it wouldn't be the first time a doctor gave inaccurate or outdated info, but it still carries more weight for me over a random person online
How does this sort of stuff compare with the old ‘crackpot Chinese medicine!’ We’re regressing from modern medicine back to snake oil and miracle cures it’s obviously stupid it’s morbidly funny.
It's funny because Chinese snake oil (made from Chinese water snakes) may have actually been effective for aches and soreness due to its high omega-3 content. Then, American charlatans got ahold of the "snake oil" idea and made it with "alternative" ingredients (mineral oil, maybe rattlesnake if you're lucky) that did not convey the same benefits.