OCTOBER 30, 2023

Antibody Levels Remain High Long After Third MMR Vaccine Dose, But Immunity Does Wane

By Ethan Covey

Measles and rubella neutralizing antibody levels increase and persist many years after receipt of three doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, but immunity can wane with time, according to data presented at IDWeek 2023, held in October in Boston (poster 1148).

“Adults in the U.S. can receive a third dose of MMR during measles and mumps outbreaks, but also in non-outbreak settings if they do not have acceptable evidence of immunity to measles, mumps or rubella,”