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In my nature, in my blood
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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I discovered when I was pregnant that I had no immunity to measles, mumps, or rubella, despite having received all my childhood vaccines on schedule. And of course, there are no double blind studies on whether giving a live-virus vaccine to a pregnant person is safe for the fetus or not, so my doctor was unwilling to risk vaccinating me then. It was an awful thing to hear, and once I was no longer pregnant and was safely vaccinated, I insisted the doctor do a blood titer to make sure it took this time.
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It's on my anti-to-do list!
It was an awful thing to hear, and once I was no longer pregnant and was safely vaccinated, I insisted the doctor do a blood titer to make sure it took this time.
That sounds terrifying. I am glad you are no longer susceptible.