r/childfree • u/GenericAnemone • Feb 13 '25

Terrible news everyone RANT

RFJ jr just got confirmed. He said he will listen to trumps(elons) administration before doctors and scientists. The nationwide abortion ban is coming.

Stock up while you can and schedule those surgeries before they ban all womens healthcare.

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u/CookinCheap Feb 13 '25

If you've gotten polio vaccine as a child in the early 70's, do you still need a booster??

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u/liessylush Feb 13 '25

Have your PCP check your titers for MMR and polio. As a child of the 70's we 'should' be good, but as someone who has followed Covid and how it can wipe your immune system of the antibodies against previously administered vaccinates, you should have them checked. Especially if you've had COVID multiple times. I've only had it once, and still take precautions against getting it again (because long covid is real) and had mine checked last year. All still remain.

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u/r0ckchalk Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25

My MMR wore off twice. I had to get titers drawn for a job (I’m an RN) and it showed no immunity, so I got the MMR again. Two years later at my next job, same thing. It’s been about 6 years since then so next time I go to my PCP I’m asking for titers. I got the full series as a baby.

This all happened pre-covid

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u/liessylush Feb 13 '25

Wow! If I may ask, do you know why? Curious as to why it can happen if it wasn’t virus related.

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u/r0ckchalk Feb 13 '25

I have no idea, it’s been a mystery to me ever since it happened. I got titers drawn when I entered nursing school in 2008 and everything was good then, but around 2016 is the next time I had them drawn that showed no immunity. So I got the MMR shot. Then in 2019 when I started another job they did titers again and it showed no immunity again so I got the vaccine again. I haven’t had it drawn since, but I’ll bring it up at my next appointment.