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MMR Vaccine

Keitel · 2009-06-23 08:59:51

Can you still get the Mumps if you've had this as a kid?

23-06-2009 8:59am

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Keitel

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Can you still get the Mumps if you've had this as a kid?

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#2 23-06-2009 9:37am

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Apparently. I know someone who did recently. She did miss a booster as a child (this is in England) but apparently you can still get it even if you have had them all.

I'm no expert on that though, just going by what I've heard.

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#3 23-06-2009 9:52am

RobFowl

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90% effective generally AFAIK but lower here because of the poor level of herd immunity (total poulation increasingly covered but still only just above 70%).
There is an mini-outbreak among students at the moment.

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#4 23-06-2009 10:20am

Keitel

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Thanks for that. Mumps were the only reason i could find for the parotid gland almost seizing up on me. Ow.
Better scurry along to the Docs then.

Cheers.

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#5 26-06-2009 8:16pm

drrkpd

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mumps -especially in boys not nice
(swollen glands can also mean very swollen testicles!!!!)

Many people missed at least one booster
Solution get the MMR-even if you are not sure the booster can do you no harm-mumps can!!!

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