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With measles cases climbing, Grand Erie Public Health wants to make sure residents are as safe as can be.
During a media call on Tuesday, they said the region is an outbreak situation which requires some extra precaution for the youngest population in the area.
The first dose of measles-containing vaccine is given at 12 months of age with a second dose routinely given between four to six years of age.
The was Dr. Ninh Tran, Medical Officer of Health at Southwestern Public Health.
With that, if you get those shots early, it doesn’t mean you are off the hook once the child turns one.
If you are an adult hearing this and are concerned about your vaccine “wearing off”, that is not how these vaccines work.
GEPH has confirmed 37 confirmed cases (five adults and 32 children) in the region since the start of January.