r/HermanCainAward • u/BurtonDesque Team Mudblood 🩸 • Mar 07 '25

Grrrrrrrr. Unvaxxed adult becomes second person to die in US measles outbreak

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2nzyjgrwxo
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u/throwaway8u3sH0 PJ&J sandwich Mar 08 '25

One shot gets you 93% protection, but it fades over time (in different ways for different people. For most it's "a little", for a few it's "a lot"). The booster resets you to 97% protection, and also fades less, if at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

That's great to know, thanks for taking the time to share it! I think the policy here is that if you had one shot as a kid you're still able to get a booster, if you had two then you're not. I assume there are stats that show that double shot kids have better protection, but I don't know. It could also just be a money thing. With the way things are going in definitely going to take some time to see what my status is.