mesamune@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前WHO warns “measles is back” as virus spreads across Europe, America, and Afghanistanwww.bmj.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down11
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minus-squarenotsoshaihulud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 天前You can request your titers to be checked (pretty routine) and if they are low/undetectable you can get a booster. That’s what they do for healthcare workers (at least in the 3 states I practiced in).
minus-squarexorollo@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 天前Ty when I make the request do I need to be specific about which diseases I’m concerned about or is it going to automatically cover everything?
minus-squarenotsoshaihulud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 天前It’s disease specific so you should ask for measles antibody titers. Again, it’s a pretty reasonable request, especially if you have risk factors.
You can request your titers to be checked (pretty routine) and if they are low/undetectable you can get a booster. That’s what they do for healthcare workers (at least in the 3 states I practiced in).
Ty when I make the request do I need to be specific about which diseases I’m concerned about or is it going to automatically cover everything?
It’s disease specific so you should ask for measles antibody titers. Again, it’s a pretty reasonable request, especially if you have risk factors.