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Adults who were vaccinated in the 1960s may need a measles booster

February 17, 2025, 06:48 PM

May 3, 2019 / 11:41 AM EDT
CBS News

Some adults who were vaccinated against the measles in the 1960s may only have partial immunity. CBS News' Dr. David Agus explained on "CBS This Morning" Friday why people who were vaccinated from 1963 to 1968 should see their doctor about potentially getting a booster shot.

"Starting in 1963 we started vaccinating," Agus said. "The first five years of the vaccine -- some batches of it were not very good. None of us really know which batch we got." ...

From 1968 to 1989 doctors gave only one shot, meaning immunity among those people may be a little lower than those who received two shots. ...

Adults who were vaccinated in the 1960s may need a measles booster

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-vaccine-adults-who-were-vaccinated-in-the-1960s-may-need-a-measles-booster/

Some adults who were vaccinated against the measles in the 1960s may only have partial immunity

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