Measles&rubella Vaccine Combined

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Contraindications 3 Dosage 4 Adverse-effects 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

Indications

• simultaneous immunization against measles & rubella
• measles-mumps-rubella vaccine ( MMR) is the preferred vaccine for most children & many adults

Contraindications

• immunodeficiency
• pregnancy

Dosage

• Children > 15 months & adults: 0.5 mL SC
• Injection: 1000 TCID50 each of:

• live attenuated measles virus vaccine
• live rubella vaccine

Adverse-effects

• common (> 10%)

• fever < 100 F
• burning at site of injection
• arthralgias
• local tenderness & erythema
• urticaria
• rash

• less common (1-10%)

• fever 100-103 F, delayed-type allergic reaction, malaise, headache, sore throat, lymphadenopathy

• uncommon (< 1%)

• difficulty breathing, hives, itching, reddening of skin (especially around eyes & ears), tiredness, convulsions, encephalitis, confusion, severe headache, stiff neck, vomiting, diplopia, thrombocytopenic purpura, prolonged fever > 103 F, optic neuritis, hypersensitivity

• Also see individual components:

More General Terms

• vaccine

Additional Terms

• measles virus vaccine, live, attenuated (Attenuvax)
• measles, mumps & rubella combined vaccine (MMR)
• rubella virus vaccine, live (Meruvax II)

References

Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug  Formulary, 1998

measles & rubella combined vaccine (M-R-VAX II)