Administration of measles-mumps-rubella vaccination with other childhood schedule vaccines.

The Measles Control Campaign, which is in progress, will offer measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination to all primary school children in Australia. In addition, MMR vaccination will be promoted for pre-school and secondary school children who are not already up to date with the Standard Vaccination Schedule. During the Campaign, some children will simultaneously require or will have recently received other vaccinations as part of the Schedule. There is clear evidence that MMR can be administered safely and effectively at any time relative to all inactivated vaccines on the Schedule, such as DTP, Hib, and HBV. However, because oral polio (OPV) is a live vaccine, possible interactions between it and MMR deserve further consideration.