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Mmr booster for adults!
Measles Vaccine Recommendations
Introduction
Single-antigen measles vaccine is not available.
Mmr 2nd dose timing adults
Measles vaccine is included in these combination vaccines:
- Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine
This page summarizes CDC's current MMR and MMRV vaccine recommendations by age and risk.
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MMR efficacy against measles
Two doses of measles vaccine are 97% (range: 67% to 100%) effective at preventing measles.
One dose is 93% (range: 39% to 100%) effective at preventing measles.
Presumptive evidence of immunity
ACIP recommends that people who don't have presumptive evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella should get vaccinated against these diseases.
Presumptive evidence of immunity can be established in any of the following ways:
- Written documentation of adequate vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella
- Laboratory evidence of immunity
- Laboratory confirmation of disease
- Birth before 1957
Although birth before 1957 is considered acceptable evidence of imm
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