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Vaccines
- Chickenpox Vaccine
- Diphtheria Tetanus Vaccine (Td)
- Diptheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP) (Adacel)
- Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
- Mantoux Skin Test for Tuberculosis
- Meningitis Vaccine
- MMR Vaccine
MMR Vaccine
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella are serious diseases which are spread from person to person through the air. Most children who get the MMR vaccine will not become infected.
Measles (Rubeola) virus causes rash, cough, runny nose, eye irritation, and fever. |
Mumps virus causes fever, headache, and swollen glands. |
Rubella (German Measles) virus causes rash, mild fever, and arthritis (mostly in women). If a woman gets Rubella when she is pregnant, she could have a miscarriage or her baby could be born with serious birth defects. |
Children should receive 2 doses of the MMR vaccine, the 1st at 12-15 months of age and the 2nd at 4-6 years of age. Adults 18 years of age or older who have not received the vaccine, have not had the diseases, and who were born after 1956 should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine. The MMR can be given at the same time as other vaccines.
Some people should not get the MMR vaccine, or should wait to be vaccinated:
- People should not get the MMR vaccine who have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to eggs, gelatin, the antibiotic neomycin, or a previous dose of the vaccine.
- People who are moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled should usually wait until they recover before getting the MMR vaccine.
- Pregnant women should wait to get the MMR vaccine until after they have given birth. Women should not get pregnant for 4 weeks after getting the MMR vaccine.
- People who recently had a transfusion or were given other blood products should ask their physician when they may get the MMR vaccine.
Some mild reactions to the MMR vaccine may include fever, mild rash or swelling of the glands in the checks or neck.
*Some information supplied by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Program (CDC).