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3. CD: MEASLES AND OUTBREAKS 2025 *BREAKTHROUGH INFECTIONS

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:08 AM

Monday

... Why are some fully vaccinated people getting measles?

Two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles, 1 dose is 93% effective. It is uncommon for someone fully vaccinated to develop measles. However, breakthrough infections (when someone becomes infected after they have been vaccinated) can occur, especially in communities experiencing an outbreak where high levels of measles virus are circulating. The number of breakthrough infections (approximately 5% of total) is consistent with what we have seen in previous years.
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html

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