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Originally Posted by BayleighL

I wish that children were titer tested to prevent over vaccination! Next time I'm at the vet I am going to ask about this.

Titers

The important points to remember when considering titers are:

** Titers are a blood test that measure humoral immunity (antibodies in the blood); they cannot measure cellular immunity.

** There can be a positive titer result, but no cellular immunity present (meaning, they could get the disease in question)

** There can be a negative titer result, yet cellular immunity can be present (meaning, they would be able to attempt to fight the disease)

In a nutshell, whether a positive or negative result - titers can only tell you a small part of the picture; they are not definitive or conclusive in terms of guidance in whether to vaccinate, or not.

This was from Ann on the vaccine threat at the top of the health section.