Alternative Names
Vaccine – MMR; Rubella vaccination; Mumps vaccination; Measles – mumps – rubella (MMR) vaccine
Definition of MMR vaccine
The MMR vaccine is a “3-in-1″ vaccine that protects against , , and — all of which are potentially serious diseases of childhood. One out of 30 children with measles develops pneumonia. For every 1,000 children who get the disease, one or two will die from it.
Review
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. – 11/2/2009
