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Does the measles vaccine (MMR― measles, mumps, rubella) work?

April 26, 2017measles Mumps Rubella vaccine

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Does the measles vaccine (MMR― measles, mumps, rubella) work?

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In 1962 (one year before the first measles vaccine), 4 million people were diagnosed with measles, 48,000 were admitted to hospitals, and 3,000 people died. In 1998 and 1999 only 100 people were infected. From the Vaccine Education Center at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, 2000.