MMR - Vaccine
Alternate Names : Measles - Mumps - Rubella (MMR) Vaccine, Mumps Vaccination, Rubella Vaccination, Vaccine - MMR
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When to delay or not give the vaccine
If the child is ill, with something more serious than just a cold, immunization may be delayed. Health care providers need to be informed of any problems that may have occurred with the first MMR injection prior to receiving the second MMR.
MMR should not be given to individuals with:
- an allergy to gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin serious enough to require medical treatment
- an immune deficiency caused by cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, or HIV
- an immune deficiency caused by taking prednisone, other steroids, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or other immunosuppressant drugs
- a woman who is, or possibly may become, pregnant within the next 28 days
People who have received transfusions or other blood products (including gamma globulin) or who have had low platelet counts should discuss the proper timing of MMR vaccine with their physician.
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