And this year for Saint Patrick's Day I got a booster shot, because if I can't drive out the snakes from my local area (and I like snakes, so I wouldn't do that), at least I can avoid getting mumps.
(My last MMR booster was in 1992. I had bloodwork done last week to check whether the immunities were still active. Measles, yes; mumps and rubella, no. Interestingly, the last is still considered of special concern to female-bodied people of childbearing age. Either way, I don't want any.)
It will take about two weeks for my body to build up the necessary antibodies. Remind me not to get mumps before then.
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derspatchel isn't immune to mumps either. He's getting his shot this afternoon. This is possibly more ridiculous than the fact that he can wear my glasses.
(My last MMR booster was in 1992. I had bloodwork done last week to check whether the immunities were still active. Measles, yes; mumps and rubella, no. Interestingly, the last is still considered of special concern to female-bodied people of childbearing age. Either way, I don't want any.)
It will take about two weeks for my body to build up the necessary antibodies. Remind me not to get mumps before then.
In other news of the Outer Antipodes,
derspatchel isn't immune to mumps either. He's getting his shot this afternoon. This is possibly more ridiculous than the fact that he can wear my glasses.
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