There are no reported cases in Illinois as of now. The doctors are monitoring the situation and in communication with infectious disease doctors at Lurie for the latest information and updates. Per the CDC guidelines, we give the first MMR vaccine at 12 months and second vaccine at 4yrs of age. As of now, there is no recommendation to accelerate this schedule but that could change if there is a local outbreak.
If you have travel planned to a high-risk area (any international destination or where there is a current outbreak of measles), these are the current guidelines:
Babies under 6 months are too young to vaccinate for measles. They may still have some protection passed from mom during pregnancy. Consider delaying travel to locations with measles outbreaks until better able to be protected.
Babies 6-11 months should receive a single dose of MMR vaccine at least 2 weeks before travel. This vaccine dose will not provide lasting immunity so additionally, they will still need their routine 2 dose MMR vaccine series starting at 12-15 months.
Babies over 12 months should receive their 2nd dose of MMR prior to their high-risk travel as long as it is at least 28 days after their 1st dose. This will satisfy the 2 dose MMR requirement.
Before travel, check the CDC travel health notices for your destination. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices
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