09/01/2026
Acceptable presumptive evidence of immunity against measles includes at least one of the following:
• Written documentation of adequate vaccination:
o One or more doses of a measles-containing vaccine administered on or after the first birthday for preschool-age children and adults not at high risk
o Two doses of measles-containing vaccine for school-age children, adolescents, and adults at high risk, including college students, healthcare personnel, international travelers, people with HIV infection, and close contacts of immunocompromised people
• Laboratory evidence of immunity
• Laboratory confirmation of measles (verbal history of measles does not count)
• Birth before 1957
Although birth before 1957 is considered acceptable evidence of measles immunity, healthcare facilities should consider vaccinating unvaccinated personnel born before 1957 who do not have other evidence of immunity with 2 doses of MMR vaccine (minimum interval 28 days).
During an outbreak of measles, healthcare facilities should recommend 2 doses of MMR vaccine at the appropriate interval for unvaccinated healthcare personnel regardless of birth year if they lack laboratory evidence of measles immunity.
You’ll find this answer, as well as other MMR vaccine Q&As, here: www.immunize.org/ask-experts/topic/mmr.
