Mumps Virus Vaccine Health Feed

In 1978 the immunization programme in india was renamed as expanded programme of immunization (epi) and then in 1985 became universal programme of immunization when measles vaccine was added in state schedule at 9 months of child age. Mmr is not a part of immunization schedule in state programme but in delhi it was included in 1999. Mmr vaccine is available since more than 3 decades and I am using it since then (tresivac from serum institute). A child in 1989 had the option of getting it dependi...more

2 weeks (14 days) gap is preferable between dose of rabies and covid
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If you are sure that you have mumps ( which is not common in adults ) there is chance of your son getting infected from you

Actally this schedule is made by IAP(Indian Academy of Pediatrics).Yes as per this schedule you should give MMR2 and PCV booster at 15 month of age.Always it is better to use available vaccines to protect your child from a particular disease.

PCV is vaccine for Pneumococcal Diseases, which includes Pneumonia, Ear Infection and Meningitis (Fever with Convulsion). This vaccine will help to prevent these pneumococcal infection.
Rota Vaccine will help to prevent Rota Virus related diarrhoea, which is common in infants.
So, I ll suggest you to go ahead with vaccination.
And post vaccination there is no pain or fever, with these two vaccines, so you need not to worry.
Kindly consult your pediatrician, as he can guide you be...more

Yes the mmr is the vaccine used in the 15 months and is enough and no need to take two doses of mmr.

It is advisable to avoid pregnancy till 3 months after receiving the MMR vaccine and, ideally, not until your immunity is confirmed by a blood test.

Better not to give. Better to give either on the same day or 4 weeks apart for the maximal effect.

You should yourself know by now if it is painless. Anyway it is not painless. Pain is a subjective phenomenon, experienced with different grades of severity by different babies.

Vaccination is available--but it has got its side effects.
Vaccination is required for high risk people like
All children 6 months to 4 years (59 months) of age
All people 50 years of age and older
Adults and children who have chronic pulmonary (including asthma) or cardiovascular (except isolated hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurological, hematologic, or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus) vaccine may be available in
any super speciality hospital