What is MMR vaccine?
{{Drugbox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 476995634 | image = Priorix.jpg | caption = Mumps measles rubella vaccine <!-- Combo data --> | type = combo | component1 = Measles vaccine | class1 = [[Vaccine]] | component2 = Mumps vaccine | class2 = [[Vaccine]] | component3 = Rubella vaccine | class3 = [[Vaccine]] <!-- Clinical data --> | tradename = M-M-R II, Priorix, Tresivac, Trimovax, others | synonyms = MPR vaccine<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grignolio |first1=Andrea |title=Vaccines: Are they Worth a Shot? |date=2018 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783319681061 |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hgFkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2 |language=en}}</ref> | Drugs.com = {{drugs.com|mtm|measles-mumps-and-rubella-mmr-vaccine}} | MedlinePlus = | pregnancy_AU = <!-- A / B1 / B2 / B3 / C / D / X --> | pregnancy_US = <!-- A / B / C / D / X --> | legal_AU = <!-- S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9 or Unscheduled --> | legal_CA = <!-- Schedule I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII --> | legal_UK = <!-- GSL, P, POM, CD, or Class A, B, C --> | legal_US = <!-- OTC / Rx-only / Schedule I, II, III, IV, V --> | legal_status = Rx-only <!-- Identifiers --> | ATC_prefix = J07 | ATC_suffix = BD52 }} The '''MMR vaccine''' is a [[vaccine]] against [[measles]], [[mumps]], and [[rubella]] (German measles). The first dose is given to children around 9 to 15 months of age, with a second dose at 15 months o 6 years of age, with at least 4 weeks between the doses.<ref name=CDC2018>{{cite web |title=MMR Vaccination What You Should Know Measles, Mumps, Rubella |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/public/index.html |website=CDC |access-date=10 September 2018 |language=en-us |date=2 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=WHO2017Pos>{{cite journal |title=Measles vaccines: WHO position paper – April 2017 |journal=Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire |date=28 April 2017 |volume=92 |issue=17 |pages=205–27 |pmid=28459148}}</ref> After two doses 97% of people are protected against [[measles]], 88% against [[mumps]