MMR vaccine debate

Improving uptake of MMR vaccine.

Leading articles MMR vaccine and allergy

MMR vaccine and allergy Live measles and mumps vaccine viruses are cultured in chick embryo fibroblasts and may contain minute amounts of egg related antigens. 1–3 In view of this, there has been a longstanding debate on the safety of these vaccines in children with severe allergic reactions to egg. Initially it was believed that such children could safely receive the vaccine; Kamin et al in 19...

Leading articles MMR vaccine and allergy

Leading articles MMR vaccine and allergy

The Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine

In 1971 Maurice Hillemanat at the Merck Institute of Therapeutic Research, a pharmaceutical company in West Point, Pennsylvania, created the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The vaccine combined three separate vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella, common and sometimes fatal diseases. Measles causes a red skin rash and severe fevers that can be fatal. Mumps causes fever and swellin...