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The Albany County Department of Health offers MMR vaccines.
Call (518) 447-4589 to make an appointment.
Measles Is Very Contagious
If one person has measles, 9 out of 10 unprotected individuals who are exposed will become sick.
Measles: How it Spreads
Almost everyone who has not had the MMR vaccine will get measles if they are exposed to the measles virus.
The measles virus is spread by coughing or sneezing into the air.
You can become sick by breathing in the virus or by touching surfaces infected with the virus and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Measles air droplets can stay in a room for up to two hours after an infected person leaves it. You can get the disease by entering this room any time within those two hours.
A person with measles can get others sick from four days before through four days after a rash appears.
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Measles is Highly Contagious
Measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
It is so contagious that if one person has it, 9 out of 10 people of all ages around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected.
[Illustration showing an infected person infecting 9 out of 10 people if not protected]
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Measles photos and graphics from CDC Measles website
Resources
About New York State MMR Vaccination Rates (ny.gov)
About Measles Vaccination | CDC