Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C48nIkDr1dO/ Measles is on the rise around the world and here$ at home as well. A full 93% of cases popping up in the US are linked to international travel and most occurred in infants under 1 years who traveled unvaccinated. The CDC now $ recommends that families planning to travel with infants 6 to 11 months have the baby receive an early dose of the MMR, the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, at least 2 weeks before departure.  They should then get their regular MMR at 12-15 months and the second shot at 4-6 years. Traveling children,  never vaccinated, who are 1 year and older should receive 2 MMR shots 28 days apart at least 2 weeks before departure.  The same is true for adults who have never been vaccinated or measles-infected. Plan ahead:  If you’re traveling with kids or not, consult your medical team 6 months before international trips and that’s up from one month.  You want to be fully vaccinated 2 weeks or more before leaving the US. FYI: For non-traveling