Should children who receive MMRV avoid aspirin-containing products for 6 weeks?
We have no reports of Reye’s Syndrome occurring in recipients of MMRV, but the package insert does contain a precaution against use of salicylates for 6 weeks following vaccination. We recommend you follow the package insert. It would be best to consult with the child’s healthcare provider to see if an alternative treatment can be used so that the child can be vaccinated against varicella, because if the child were to become infected with the wild virus, chickenpox disease is a known risk for Reye’s syndrome. This is a risk/benefit situation and requires consultation with the child’s primary healthcare provider.
