Once vaccinated against measles, can you catch the disease?

CDC fact sheet for parents: Measles and the Vaccine (Shot) to Prevent It. ... Protects your child from measles, a potentially serious disease, as well as mumps and rubella. ... You can catch measles just by being in a room where a person with measles has been, up to 2 hours after that person is gone. read more

If you have received both shots the statistics show it's 97% successful . So yeah there is still a chance you could get it but it's slim and your chances have been greatly reduced if the rest of your community is also vaccinated. read more

"For every person who's vaccinated who comes down with measles you can assume that between 40 to 80 people who were exposed," said Schaffner. The measles virus was declared eradicated from the U.S. in 2000 and reached an all time low with 37 cases in 2004. read more

Measles is a serious respiratory disease (in the lungs and breathing tubes) that causes a rash and fever. It is very contagious. In rare cases, it can be deadly. read more