Free MMR vaccines are offered Monday through Friday from 2pm – 5pm at Homer Medical Center, South Peninsula Family Care Clinic and West Wing Clinic. No appointment needed for adults, but please call in advance if coming as a family unit or multiple children.
Keep in mind:
• Measles is a highly infectious viral respiratory disease that spreads via the airborne route and through direct contact with respiratory secretions.
• Measles typically starts with a fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat, and is followed by a rash that most frequently starts on the face and descends to the trunk and limbs.
• A complete MMR (Measles-Mumps-Rubeola) vaccine dose is 97% effective against measles infection for life and the majority of people received this in childhood as part of required public school immunizations.
• Those born before 1957 are considered immune from measles.