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should ask our doctors if a measles vaccination might be appropriate. They may draw a titer, a blood test, to check your immunity. The cut off has generally been given as 1957. But the last sixty years since the measles vaccination was introduced were a different time than what we are headed into. There was a level of "herd immunity" because vaccination was so widespread. Before that most people just got measles.
Now there may be large numbers of people who are unvaccinated and who haven't yet had measles. This could cause outbreaks which increase the likelihood of exposure for everyone.
Generally older people who had measles or who were vaccinated were considered likely immune.
But measles in the elderly can be life
threatening. And without checking a titer you can't be sure of your immunity.

Also, at this time, measles vaccination, mmr, is covered under Medicare Part D. Who knows if that will continue.