As part of my last job I, in theory, had to have a pile of vaccinations including MMR. I asked for a blood test beforehand as I wanted to see what I wasn't already immune to otherwise they would have just pumped me full of dead viruses I didn't need. Turns out no immunity to measles, but am immune to rubella after having it as a child and mumps from "life long" baby vaccines- the same ones that should have worked for measles. I asked what the risks were for where I was going and I also asked if it was possible to have just the measles part. I was told I could only have MMR for measles as there wasn't any other vaccine available at the time, but I could think it over and just get it from my GP. I had heard previously of parents who wanted their kids to have separate vaccines but were unable to and couldn't find anything online that said otherwise. So it's interesting to see that you have found something differently (this was from the ACT and WA, so perhaps you are in a different state?)
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Date: 2008-08-04 02:44 pm (UTC)