MMRV Vaccine
The measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) components (MMRV) vaccine, was licensed in 2005 for use among children ages 12 months to 12 years. It is a single shot that can be used in place of two other shots--the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the varicella vaccine. Using it lowers the number of shots a child needs to receive to be protected from these 4 diseases.
MMRV Vaccine Safety
- Questions and Answers about MMRV Safety Monitoring of Febrile Seizures
- What Clinicians Need to Know about MMRV Vaccine Safety
- Questions and Answers about Multiple Vaccines
Related Scientific Articles
CDC. Update: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Regarding Administration of Combination MMRV Vaccine. MMWR 2008.
Hornig M, Briese T, Buie T, Bauman ML, Lauwers G, Siemetzki U, Hummel K, Rota PA, Bellini WJ, O'Leary JJ, Sheils O, Alden E, Pickering L, Lipkin WI. Lack of association between measles virus vaccine and autism with enteropathy: a case-control study. PLoS One. 2008 Sep 4;3(9):e3140.
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