Contact your doctor if you are worried. Mild swelling under the jaw May be from the mumps part of the vaccine. It can happen 1—4 weeks after the vaccine was given. Pain, swelling or redness around the injection site hard and sore to touch Heavy arm This is quite common after having the vaccination.
It usually starts a few hours after getting the injection and settles within a few days. Place a cold, wet cloth or ice pack where the injection was given. Leave it on for a short time. Don't rub the injection site. Tell your doctor if troublesome. Read more: After your immunisation Fever It is quite common for the first 1 or 2 days after receiving the injection and usually settles within a few days.
Dress lightly, with a single layer of clothing. Don't wrap your child in a blanket. Keep the room cool and use a fan. Drink plenty of fluids. The routine use of paracetamol is not recommended following vaccinations, but may be used if your child is miserable or distressed. Tell your doctor if the fever persists. Read more: After your immunisation Feeling unwell, tired or weak Loss of appetite Muscle ache Headache These are quite common for the first 1 or 2 days after receiving the injection.
It usually settles within a few days. Read more: After your immunisation. Health Navigator NZ. Information for health professionals on the MMR vaccine This section will be of most interest to clinicians eg, nurses, doctors, pharmacists and specialists.
May be from the measles or rubella part of the vaccine. May be from the mumps part of the vaccine. Pain, swelling or redness around the injection site hard and sore to touch Heavy arm.
This is quite common after having the vaccination. It is quite common for the first 1 or 2 days after receiving the injection and usually settles within a few days.
Feeling unwell, tired or weak Loss of appetite Muscle ache Headache. These are quite common for the first 1 or 2 days after receiving the injection. There were over 82, measles cases in Europe in This is more than three times as many as in , and 15 times as many as in In and there were 49 deaths from measles in Europe, and saw another 72 deaths.
Children get two doses of MMR vaccine. The first dose is given at months in the UK schedule. The vaccine is not usually given earlier than this because studies have shown it does not work so well in children under 1 year of age. See the short video under 'Is the vaccine safe? A booster dose is given at 3 years and 4 months at the same time as the Pre-school booster. The MMR vaccine should not be given to people who are clinically immunosuppressed either due to drug treatment or underlying illness.
This is because the weakened viruses in the vaccine could replicate too much and cause serious infection. This includes babies whose mothers have had immunosuppressive treatment while they were pregnant or breastfeeding. There is a catch-up programme for children, teenagers and young adults who have missed out on the MMR vaccine. Anyone of any age who is not sure whether they have had two doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccines can ask their GP for the MMR vaccine.
Because of measles outbreaks in Europe and elsewhere, all travellers are advised to check that they are up to date with MMR vaccination before they travel. If you are travelling with a baby, the MMR vaccine can be given from six months of age before travelling to a country where measles is a risk or where an outbreak is taking place. See the Travel Health Pro website for more information. Single mumps and rubella vaccines are no longer manufactured anywhere in the world.
The MMR vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women as a matter of caution. However, there are no known risks associated with receiving the MMR vaccine during pregnancy or just before pregnancy. See this Public Health England statement for more information. After two doses of MMR vaccine, about 99 of people out of will be protected against measles, about 88 out of will be protected against mumps, and almost everyone will be protected against rubella. There are now a large number of studies that show no evidence at all of any link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
In the short film below, experts say why they believe there is no link. See 'Is the vaccine safe? The two vaccines contain different ingredients. Other brands of MMR vaccines used in other countries may contain different ingredients.
If you are not in the UK, ask for the Patient Information leaflet for the vaccine you are offered. Apart from the active ingredients the antigens , MMR vaccines may contain very small amounts of these ingredients:. The MMR vaccine contains three separate vaccines and their side effects can take place over different time periods.
There tend to be fewer side effects after the second dose of MMR. You should consult your doctor if your child experiences fits or a rash that looks like ITP after vaccination. This is mainly to check that it is the vaccine causing the symptoms, and not some unrelated disease. Symptoms such as fits can be very worrying for parents, but there is no evidence of long-term effects.
Children can normally safely receive vaccines in the future. Vaccination is also recommended for healthcare workers and people who work with children. Protection against measles is given through a combined MMR vaccine. Two doses are needed to provide a high level of protection.
Women planning a pregnancy should discuss whether they should be immunised against measles with their doctor.
If so, they should be vaccinated with MMR vaccine at least 28 days before becoming pregnant or immediately after delivery. Queensland Health Fact Sheet - Measles. Skip links and keyboard navigation Skip to content Skip to site navigation Skip to footer Use tab and cursor keys to move around the page more information.
Site header. Contact us Help. You are here: Home News and events What is measles and why do we vaccinate against it? It is safe for breastfeeding women to receive MMR vaccination. Breastfeeding does not interfere with the response to MMR vaccine, and the baby will not be affected by the vaccine through breast milk. During a mumps outbreak, public health authorities might recommend an additional dose of MMR vaccine for people who belong to groups at increased risk for getting mumps.
These groups are usually those who are likely to have close contact, such as sharing sport equipment or drinks, kissing, or living in close quarters, with a person who has mumps. Your local public health authorities or institution will communicate to the groups at increased risk that they should receive this dose. If you already have two doses of MMR, it is not necessary to seek out vaccination unless you are part of this group.
Top of Page. Learn who should not get MMRV vaccine , which protects against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella chickenpox. If you do not have presumptive evidence of immunity against measles, mumps, and rubella, talk with your doctor about getting vaccinated.
If you do not have written documentation of MMR vaccine, you should get vaccinated. The MMR vaccine is safe, and there is no harm in getting another dose if you may already be immune to measles, mumps, or rubella. If you received a measles vaccine in the s, you may not need to be revaccinated. People who have documentation of receiving LIVE measles vaccine in the s do not need to be revaccinated. People who were vaccinated prior to with either inactivated killed measles vaccine or measles vaccine of unknown type should be revaccinated with at least one dose of live attenuated measles vaccine.
This recommendation is intended to protect those who may have received killed measles vaccine, which was available in and was not effective. During a mumps outbreak public health authorities might recommend an additional dose of MMR vaccine for people who belong to groups at increased risk for getting mumps, regardless if they meet the criteria listed above.
Before vaccines were available, nearly everyone was infected with measles, mumps, and rubella viruses during childhood. The majority of people born before are likely to have been infected naturally and therefore are presumed to be protected against measles, mumps, and rubella.
Healthcare personnel born before without laboratory evidence of immunity or disease should consider getting two doses of MMR vaccine. MMR vaccine is very effective at protecting people against measles, mumps, and rubella, and preventing the complications caused by these diseases. People who receive MMR vaccination according to the U. While MMR provides effective protection against mumps for most people, immunity against mumps may decrease over time and some people may no longer be protected against mumps later in life.
An additional dose may be needed if you are at risk because of a mumps outbreak. MMR is an attenuated weakened live virus vaccine. This means that after injection, the viruses cause a harmless infection in the vaccinated person with very few, if any, symptoms before they are eliminated from the body. Some people who get two doses of MMR vaccine may still get measles, mumps, or rubella if they are exposed to the viruses that cause these diseases.
However, disease symptoms are generally milder in vaccinated people. MMRV vaccine protects against four diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella chickenpox. This vaccine is only licensed for use in children 12 months through 12 years of age.
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