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The risks of rubella infection to the nnborn child are well known, and necessarily the qnestion has arisen as to whether rubella vaccine is safer. Based on carefnl analyses by the CDC since 1979 and evalnation of reports from Germany and the UK showing that infants born to snsceptible mothers did not develop the congenital mbella syndrome, the Immnnization Practices Advisory Committee (135) has conclnded that ... 

Rollan AR, Pool V, Chen R, Rhodes P. Indications for measles-mumps-rubella vaccination in a child with prior thrombocytopenia purpura. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1997 I6(4) 423-4. 

Juntunen-Backman K, Peltola H, Backman A, Salo OP. Safe immunization of allergic children against measles, mumps, and rubella. Am J Dis Child 1987 141(10) 1103-5. 

If two or more vaccines are free of interference with each other, they can be administered as a mixture (polyvalent) for convenience. Examples of polyvalent viral vaccines are measles-rubella (MR), rubella-mumps (RM). and mca-slcs-mumps-rubella (MMR). MMR is indicated for routine immunization at 15 months (not given at Ic.ss than I year unlc.ss the child has been expo.sed or lacks iminunocompe-tence). This is because maternal Abs inicrt crc with development of vaccine immunity in small children. If the MMR is given at less than I year, rcvaccination is needed at 15 months of age. 

The mother of a child scheduled to receive a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination asks the nurse, What could happen to my child if I don t let you give the vaccination Which statement is the nurse s best response ... 

The nurse is preparing to administer measles, mumps, and rubella vaccinations to a 15-month-old child. Which description is the correct administration procedure ... 

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