MMRV Vaccine Should Not Get Another Dose
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VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT (Measles, Mumps Many Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. MMR Vaccine and Rubella) See www.immunize.org/vis Hojas de información sobre vacunas están disponibles en español y en muchos otros What You Need to Know idiomas. Visite www.immunize.org/vis 1 Why get vaccinated? Who should get MMR vaccine 2 and when? Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases. Before vaccines they were very common, especially among Children should get 2 doses of MMR vaccine: children. • First Dose: 12–15 months of age Measles • Second Dose: 4–6 years of age (may be given earlier, if t Measles virus causes rash, cough, runny nose, eye at least 28 days afer the 1st dose) irritation, and fever. Some infants younger than 12 months should get a dose t It can lead to ear infection, pneumonia, seizures of MMR if they are traveling out of the country. (Tis (jerking and staring), brain damage, and death. dose will not count toward their routine series.) Mumps Some adults should also get MMR vaccine: Generally, t Mumps virus causes fever, headache, muscle pain, loss anyone 18 years of age or older who was born afer 1956 of appetite, and swollen glands. should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine, unless they t It can lead to deafness, meningitis (infection of the can show that they have either been vaccinated or had all brain and spinal cord covering), painful swelling of the three diseases. testicles or ovaries, and rarely sterility. MMR vaccine may be given at the same time as other Rubella (German Measles) vaccines. t Rubella virus causes rash, arthritis (mostly in women), Children between 1 and 12 years of age can get a and mild fever. “combination” vaccine called MMRV, which contains t If a woman gets rubella while she is pregnant, she both MMR and varicella (chickenpox) vaccines. Tere is could have a miscarriage or her baby could be born a separate Vaccine Information Statement for MMRV. with serious birth defects. Some people should not get Tese diseases spread from person to person through the 3 air. You can easily catch them by being around someone MMR vaccine or should wait. who is already infected. t Anyone who has ever had a life-threatening allergic Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine can protect reaction to the antibiotic neomycin, or any other children (and adults) from all three of these diseases. component of MMR vaccine, should not get the Tanks to successful vaccination programs these diseases vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe are much less common in the U.S. than they used to be. allergies. But if we stopped vaccinating they would return. t Anyone who had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine should not get another dose. t Some people who are sick at the time the shot is scheduled may be advised to wait until they recover before getting MMR vaccine. t Pregnant women should not get MMR vaccine. Pregnant women who need the vaccine should wait until afer giving birth. Women should avoid getting pregnant for 4 weeks afer vaccination with MMR vaccine. t Tell your doctor if the person getting the vaccine: What if there is a serious - Has HIV/AIDS, or another disease that afects the 5 immune system reaction? - Is being treated with drugs that afect the immune What should I look for? system, such as steroids • Look for anything that concerns you, such as signs of - Has any kind of cancer a severe allergic reaction, very high fever, or behavior - Is being treated for cancer with radiation or drugs changes. - Has ever had a low platelet count (a blood disorder) - Has gotten another vaccine within the past 4 weeks Signs of a severe allergic reaction can include hives, - Has recently had a transfusion or received other swelling of the face and throat, diffculty breathing, blood products a fast heartbeat, dizziness, and weakness. These would start a few minutes to a few hours after the Any of these might be a reason to not get the vaccine, or vaccination. delay vaccination until later. What should I do? What are the risks from • If you think it is a severe allergic reaction or other 4 emergency that can’t wait, call 9-1-1 or get the person MMR vaccine? to the nearest hospital. Otherwise, call your doctor. A vaccine, like any medicine, is capable of causing • Afterward, the reaction should be reported to the serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Te risk of MMR vaccine causing serious harm, or death, Your doctor might fle this report, or you can do it is extremely small. yourself through the VAERS web site at www.vaers.hhs.gov, or by calling 1-800-822-7967. Getting MMR vaccine is much safer than getting measles, mumps or rubella. VAERS is only for reporting reactions. They do not give medical advice. Most people who get MMR vaccine do not have any serious problems with it. The National Vaccine Injury Mild problems 6 Compensation Program t Fever (up to 1 person out of 6) The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program t Mild rash (about 1 person out of 20) (VICP) is a federal program that was created to t Swelling of glands in the cheeks or neck (about 1 compensate people who may have been injured by person out of 75) certain vaccines. If these problems occur, it is usually within 6-14 days Persons who believe they may have been injured by a afer the shot. Tey occur less ofen afer the second dose. vaccine can learn about the program and about fling a Moderate problems claim by calling 1-800-338-2382 or visiting the VICP t Seizure (jerking or staring) caused by fever (about 1 website at www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation. out of 3,000 doses) t Temporary pain and stifness in the joints, mostly in 7 How can I learn more? teenage or adult women (up to 1 out of 4) • Ask your doctor. t Temporary low platelet count, which can cause a • Call your local or state health department. bleeding disorder (about 1 out of 30,000 doses) • Contact the Centers for Disease Control and Severe problems (very rare) Prevention (CDC): t Serious allergic reaction (less than 1 out of a million - Call 1-800-232-4636 (1-800-CDC-INFO) or doses) - Visit CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov/vaccines t Several other severe problems have been reported afer a child gets MMR vaccine, including: - Deafness Vaccine Information Statement (Interim) - Long-term seizures, coma, or lowered consciousness - Permanent brain damage MMR Vaccine Offce Use Only Tese are so rare that it is hard to tell whether they are 4/20/2012 caused by the vaccine. 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-26 VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT Many Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. Chickenpox Vaccine See www.immunize.org/vis Hojas de información sobre vacunas están disponibles en español y en muchos otros What You Need to Know idiomas. Visite www.immunize.org/vis Catch-up 1 Why get vaccinated? Anyone who is not fully vaccinated, and never had Chickenpox (also called varicella) is a common chickenpox, should receive one or two doses of childhood disease. It is usually mild, but it can be chickenpox vaccine. The timing of these doses depends serious, especially in young infants and adults. on the person’s age. Ask your doctor. • It causes a rash, itching, fever, and tiredness. Chickenpox vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines. • It can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia, brain damage, or death. Note: A “combination” vaccine called MMRV, which • The chickenpox virus can be spread from person to contains both chickenpox and MMR vaccines, may be person through the air, or by contact with fuid from given instead of the two individual vaccines to people chickenpox blisters. 12 years of age and younger. • A person who has had chickenpox can get a painful rash called shingles years later. Some people should not get • Before the vaccine, about 11,000 people were 3 chickenpox vaccine or should hospitalized for chickenpox each year in the United wait. States. • Before the vaccine, about 100 people died each year as • People should not get chickenpox vaccine if they a result of chickenpox in the United States. have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of chickenpox vaccine or to gelatin or Chickenpox vaccine can prevent chickenpox. the antibiotic neomycin. Most people who get chickenpox vaccine will not get • People who are moderately or severely ill at the time chickenpox. But if someone who has been vaccinated the shot is scheduled should usually wait until they does get chickenpox, it is usually very mild. They will recover before getting chickenpox vaccine. have fewer blisters, are less likely to have a fever, and will recover faster. • Pregnant women should wait to get chickenpox vaccine until after they have given birth. Women should not get pregnant for 1 month after getting Who should get chickenpox chickenpox vaccine. 2 vaccine and when? • Some people should check with their doctor about Routine whether they should get chickenpox vaccine, including Children who have never had chickenpox should get anyone who: 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine at these ages: - Has HIV/AIDS or another disease that affects the 1st Dose: 12–15 months of age immune system 2nd Dose: 4–6 years of age (may be given - Is being treated with drugs that affect the immune earlier, if at least 3 months after system, such as steroids, for 2 weeks or longer the 1st dose) - Has any kind of cancer People 13 years of age and older (who have never had - Is getting cancer treatment with radiation or drugs chickenpox or received chickenpox vaccine) should get • People who recently had a transfusion or were given two doses at least 28 days apart.