Immunization Side Effects

MMR vaccine

The MMR vaccine, immunizing against mumps, measles (rubeola), and German measles (rubella), was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 1971. It is normally administered at about 15 months of age.

Side effects. Most children do not experience side effects from the MMR vaccine. Occasionally, beginning seven to ten days after the immunization, the child may have one or more of these reactions: mild skin rash, slight swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck or groin, low-grade fever (less than 102°F or 38.0°C), sleepiness, or slight pain in the joints. One special note about side effects, however, is that eggs are used in the manufacture of the MMR vaccine, and the pediatrician should be aware of any allergic reaction to eggs the child may have exhibited prior to the administration of the vaccine.

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