I’m fully vaccinated against measles, but I still became Ottawa’s fifth confirmed case this year
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This was me. I was at the doctor and he was having me get some bloodwork done. I asked him to check my measles immunity status, too, because I'd previously seen online of the possibility mentinoed above. My parents did have me immunized when I was a child, but I thought why not check? The results: I had no immunity.
It was free (to me, the patient) to get the shots. My doctor had to order them in. It's two shots a month apart, and then another blood draw another month later to check. I'll be honest, it was the second most painful vaccination I've ever had (the first was shingles), but totally worth it. Ask your doctor to check the next time you're getting bloodwork done.