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Okay but how do you know if you are vaxxed? I see this so much and every time I get spooked like what if I wasn't?
You can get checked to see if you have immunity/antibodies ... and if you need the vaxxes the Dr/pharmacy can provide them.
The same immunity tests can be done for mumps, polio, etc.
I'm pretty sure I've had the MMR vaccine more than once. Probably got it as a kid to get into school. Definitely needed it to get into college, but didn't have records to show I already had it, so they just gave it to me again. Then got all kinds of shots in the military. Wouldn't be surprised if yet another round of MMR was one of them. Point being, just tell the pharmacist that you don't know if you already had it, but wonder if it's safe to just get it again. They'll probably answer, "Which arm?" 😉
When I was in college in the 90s we had one student who contracted measles at my school. Back then people still took it seriously. They actually shut down all classes and set up a free vaccination clinic. Nobody was allowed to return to class until you could provide proof that you had received a vaccine/booster recently enough to still be effective. Once you were verified you got a release form you had to show your professors to be admitted to class. This was a mid-size state University, so it was a pretty big deal.
You have definitely had it a couple times. The MMR vaccine schedule for children is getting the first shot around 1 and the second one around 4. Then you also got it in the military.
Go to your doctor or pharmacist and tell them that you aren't sure. They'll probably just recommend getting a booster. I got all my childhood vaccines (except chickenpox because it wasn't required when I was a kid) and my doctor still recommended a booster just to be sure.
As an aside, you should be sure to get your tetanus booster every ten years as well.
Ask your parents, it was the mmr vaccine. Generally required for school so most would have had it. If you're really not sure, you can talk to your doctor. They can check a blood test to see if you have measles antibodies or not.
You can ask your healthcare provider. They should be able to at least point you in the right direction to find your vaccine records.
Every citizen in Germany has a small booklet that contains a list of all applied vaccinations. Sometimes people misplace it, of course, but in general, that's where I'd look. Does something similar exist in your country maybe?
Don't matter. Go to your doc and tell them you're not sure and want it. Not like getting hit 2 or 5 times is going to fuck you up.