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Interim CDC Chief Calls for Separate MMR Shots
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- October 7, 2025
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The acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on vaccine makers to create separate measles, mumps and rubell...
CDC Advisers Limit MMRV Combo Vaccine, Delay Hepatitis B Vote
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2025
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Top vaccine advisers hand-selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to limit the use of a combination shot that protects against
Measles Vaccinations Declining Throughout U.S.
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- June 3, 2025
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Declining vaccination rates are making more and more U.S. children vulnerable to measles and mumps, a new study says.
A national decrease in MMR...
Adults May Be Losing Immunity to Mumps. Are Boosters Needed?
- HealthDay Reporter
- Amy Norton
- January 10, 2023
- Full Page
Despite routine use of a childhood vaccine, the United States still sees outbreaks of mumps. Now, a new study reinforces the belief that it's due to waning immunity post-vaccination.
Mumps is a viral infection best known for causing puffy cheeks, a swollen jaw, fever and...
Is the Mumps Vaccine Becoming Less Effective?
- HealthDay Reporter
- Amy Norton
- December 2, 2021
- Full Page
Children and teenagers vaccinated against the mumps virus have accounted for one-third of infections in recent years, a new U.S. government study finds.
The reasons are unclear, and experts stressed that routine childhood vaccination remains the best weapon against mumps...