Dr. Celine Gounder
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“Born in 1957 or later, with no record of a dose: Get at least one dose.”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said people born in 1957 or later with no record of an MMR dose should get at least one dose.
“If you have one dose and help care for the baby in an outbreak area, I recommend a second.”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder recommended a second MMR dose for those with one dose who help care for a baby in a measles outbreak area.
“If you’re unsure about your measles immunity, there’s no harm in getting another shot of MMR,”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said there is no harm in getting another MMR shot if you are unsure about your measles immunity.
“get a second if your local health department advises it,”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said adults with one documented MMR dose should get a second if their local health department advises it.
“the CDC counts you as immune because most people caught measles as children back then,”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said the CDC counts people born before 1957 as immune to measles because most caught it as children.
“we don’t usually recommend checking antibody levels,”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said doctors don't usually recommend checking antibody levels for measles immunity.
“protects you and lowers the chance”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said in an email that a Covid-19 shot this season protects you and lowers the chance of bringing the virus home to loved ones.
“You can get most of them on the same day, in different arms. The only hard rule is for live injected vaccines: if MMR and varicella vaccines aren’t given the same day, they must be at least 28 days apart,”
Dr. Celine Gounder · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04
Dr. Gounder said most vaccines can be given on the same day, but live injected vaccines like MMR and varicella must be at least 28 days apart if not given the same day.