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Here’s why the NHS were happy to vaccinate me with MMR the other day. From UK govt advice from
2019:

• individuals born between 1970 and 1979 may have been vaccinated against measles and many will have been exposed to mumps and rubella during childhood. However, this age group should be offered MMR wherever feasible, particularly if they are considered to be at high risk of exposure.

• individuals born before 1970 are likely to have had all three natural infections and are less likely to be susceptible. MMR vaccine should be offered to such individuals on request or if they are considered to be at high risk of exposure.

Tl;dr: younger GenX and older Millennials in the UK were likely given inadequate protection against measles and none against mumps and rubella: vaccinate on sight.

Older GenX and boomers: just give them the vaccine if they ask for it.

in reply to Sarah Brown

Yes. I caught measles in around 1960 and had the BCG shot at school in 1967/8 but I’ve never had any protection against Mumps, which seems a bit of an oversight.
in reply to Sarah Brown

I realised when I was getting jabs for travel recently that my mum only got me the first MMR jab when I was a baby (who even knows why). So they jabbed me again, just to make sure. Hooray!
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in reply to Sarah Brown

I lost some records and got one dose of MMR in 2003. Do you happen to know if this is adequate or do they want to do more topups?
in reply to CharLES ☭ H

I recall that you had whooping cough many months ago, which I was reminded of because I also got it last autumn. Somebody on here told me recently that it was included in the tetanus booster. Research done some years ago shows that people don't need to the tetanus boosters, but I guess whopping cough wasn't part of the study? Anyway, I haven't had that shot in 20 years now and I'm guessing virtually no others adults have either.
in reply to Luci Scissors

i caught pertussis twice, the second time *after* the vaccine (boostrix). i was told i would have died without the vaccine.

apparently the booster isn’t very strong

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in reply to Sarah Brown

Good idea. I've had measles, but not mumps or rubella. Looks like I need to mention this to my doctor.
in reply to Sarah Brown

Oh wow, this is news to me <immediately goes to track down local vaccination services>