With a surge in measles cases -- including adults who thought they were protected by the vaccine -- some are questioning whether they are properly vaccinated and whether they are still at risk for getting measles.
Nearly two decades after measles was declared eliminated in the United States, the country and the globe have seen an upsurge of cases -- including adults who thought they were protected by the vaccine. Now, some are questioning whether they are properly vaccinated and whether they are still at risk for getting measles.
In a video posted to YouTube last week, a rabbi in Detroit who said he was"fully vaccinated" nevertheless came down with measles --"a brutal three weeks," he said. In another recent case, an Israeli flight attendant has been unable to breathe on her own after experiencing a dire complication of measles: inflammation and swelling of the brain, called encephalitis. Health authorities believe she also received a vaccine. "It's just so darn contagious.
There is a blood test doctors can use to check immunity as well, but it may take some time to get results back, he added.For the general population, Schaffner said that blood test is"expensive, impractical, and it only rarely produces an actionable result." "The juice ain't worth the squeeze," he said."The way to prevent those older people from getting measles is to make sure all the kids are vaccinated."CNN's Elizabeth Cohen contributed to this report.
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