Dr. Ari Brown

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Two Parents & A Podcast · Pediatrician on potty training, the measles outbreak & cold and flu season (ft. Dr. Ari Brown) · 16 Sep 2026 podcast

And the reason why it's given at 12 months is that's when you have an optimal immune response to the vaccine.

And in the first six months of a baby's life.

They should be well protected by their mom's antibody.

So if mom got measles vaccine or places where a mom might have had measles disease, that immunity is passed to the baby and that baby carries that passive immunity for six months.

But from six to under twelve months of age, that's a really vulnerable group of babies who don't have any protection.

And so if you are traveling internationally where measles rates are significantly higher, there is a dose of the measles vaccine that can be given.

It's not as effective because the immune response is not as good.

But when you look at your individual risk, it's a consideration and it makes sense to do that.

So international travel, if you have travel coming up, something to think about.

Or if you're going even just traveling domestically, it's something to think about.

And so I had a mom in the office the other day who said, you know, I have an infant and we're going to Disney over Thanksgiving.

What do you think?

Should we get the measles vaccine early dose?

And I was like, Yes, I would absolutely do that.

So so you have to kind of think about your individual risk and then um

you know, then in that vulnerable group, the six to under twelve months, they can get that extra dose.

I have one other thing that parents should know as well about measles vaccine is that the first dose is routinely given at twelve months, the second dose is routinely given at age four.

But that second dose could be given earlier again

If we're seeing rising measles cases, that's something that some families might want to talk to their pediatrician about because the first dose is 93% effective, which is really awesome.

Second dose bumps it up to 97%.

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