New case of measles in Wellington

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580888/new-case-of-measles-in-wellington

#measles #MeaslesNZ #NZTwits

Had a very useful conversation with our pharmacist this afternoon.

Having had #measles as children, D and I both have lifetime immunity - so there is no need for further vaccinations. We'd have been happy to be vaccinated, if it was necessary.

We may well have both had the MMR vaccine when it was released, but the significant bit was definitely that having measles provides lifelong immunity 😊😊

#MeaslesNZ

Measles alert for Kiwis who flew to Melbourne last week

#NZTwit #NZTwits #AoNZ #Health #Measles #MeaslesNZ #MeaslesAlert
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/510321/measles-alert-for-kiwis-who-flew-to-melbourne-last-week

As measles is spreading in NZ a reminder that catching measles completely resets your immune system memory. That's what usually kills you. Every vaccine, every infection you have ever had is nullified. You are open to every cold, flu, covid, mumps, chicken pox, polio again.

#MeaslesNZ

https://asm.org/Articles/2019/May/Measles-and-Immune-Amnesia#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20unique,a%20process%20called%20immune%20amnesia.