MMR

Indications: Vaccination provides protection against measles, mumps and rubella infections.

Vaccination: It is given to children as injection at 13 months of age followed up with a second vaccination for children of school age. If vaccination was done before 1980 a revaccination is recommended before travelling.

Protection: After revaccination protection is lifelong.

Side effects include:

Local tenderness at the injection site
Mild fever
Occasionally, convulsions.

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