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People vaccinated before 1968 and those vaccinated between 1968 and 1989 may need an additional dose of MMR. That’s because some adults may have been given a less effective vaccine administered in the ’60s before MMR was available, or some may have received only one dose of MMR initially. (One dose of the MMR vaccine is 93 percent effective against measles, the CDC says.)

The provision, backed by AARP, provides targeted tax relief for older adults in the form of a $6,000 “bonus” deduction that could offset federal taxes on Social Security benefits for some filers.

The full deduction is available to taxpayers 65 and older with a modified adjusted gross income of up to $75,000 for an individual filer and $150,000 for a couple filing jointly. (Each spouse can take the deduction, for a total of $12,000, if both are 65-plus.)

Bannister, an English medical student, had minimal training before he became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes — surprising those who had said a four-minute mile was impossible.

In June, Southwest Airlines activated software in its entire Boeing 737 fleet that increases flight crew situational awareness during taxiing, takeoff and landing. The technology gives pilots text and verbal alerts during key moments, indicating whether they’re moving too fast, flying too high or headed toward the wrong runway.