Titer and Vaccination Explanations (click here) – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY (it’ll save you time/$$) Serum titers are blood tests that measure whether or not you are immune to a given disease(s). More specifically a quantitative serum titer is a titer with a numerical value indicating your actual degree of immunity to a disease(s). The clinical sites you may visit or be working at require documented proof of immunity in the form of quantitative titers – simply getting the vaccination is not enough. Therefore when titers are drawn they must be quantitative titers, and you must provide copies of the official laboratory printouts containing the numerical values for Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Varicella, and Hep B immunity (see examples of a sample lab result on the following page)....
Below is the tried and true standard for obtaining titers. This is what Dr. Redfield is looking at to determine the safety and effectiveness of any vaccine.
...4. Once vaccinated, titers should not be drawn until 6-8 weeks after the vaccination.
Why?
If drawn too soon afterwards, the titers will indicate non-immunity as the vaccine will still be in your system. Don’t make the mistake of getting a titer drawn prematurely in order to meet the deadline. Please contact us if this is your situation so that we can work with you....
