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Measles is on the rise around the world and here$ at home as well. A full 93% of cases popping up in the US are linked to international travel and most occurred in infants under 1 years who traveled unvaccinated.

The CDC now $ recommends that families planning to travel with infants 6 to 11 months have the baby receive an early dose of the MMR, the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, at least 2 weeks before departure.  They should then get their regular MMR at 12-15 months and the second shot at 4-6 years.

Traveling children,  never vaccinated, who are 1 year and older should receive 2 MMR shots 28 days apart at least 2 weeks before departure.  The same is true for adults who have never been vaccinated or measles-infected.

Plan ahead:  If you’re traveling with kids or not, consult your medical team 6 months before international trips and that’s up from one month.  You want to be fully vaccinated 2 weeks or more before leaving the US.

FYI: For non-traveling children, the MMR vax should be administered at 12-15 months with the second shot between 4 and 6 years.

Measles is dangerous: In addition to the rash, fever, and sore throat, it can trigger pneumonia, encephalitis, bronchitis, croup, laryngitis, and gastrointestinal infections.  It can trigger premature births.

What about adults going overseas.  If you received the measles vaccine or experienced a natural measles infection years ago, the prevalent opinion is that you are PROBABLY protected.  Immunity does wane, so why chance it?  Get an MMR shot at least 2 weeks before your departure.

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/plan-for-travel.html

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