yay no red spots

[jeliza]

The best thing about computerized records and going back to the same health plan I grew up on, is when I was about to mildly freak out and try to get an MMR booster shot (which apparently most people born before 1989 need) I pulled up my medical records and can see that I got one back in 95. (I have no memory of getting it, but I'm guessing it was required by my grad school.)

No idea what happened in between leaving for Boston in 95 and getting back to Group Health like 10 years ago, but those teenage records are just sitting there, being useful. (The ones from when I was a kid weren't digitized, apparently.)

This measles outbreak is scary AF.

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[boonedog]

I never got a booster as an adult but I had a blood test to make sure I'm still immune and I am. Phwew! I recommend it to anyone who doesn't have access to old medical records and doesn't remember if they got a booster. It wouldn't hurt to get the vaccine again even if you are immune but there's something about a blood test saying you're immune that puts your mind at ease.

[garpu]

Yeah, I had the booster in '93, then got a titer pulled when I went to UW. CalArts didn't require it, oddly enough. Parts of New York are all but under quarantine at the moment.