What is the guidance for staff in a school?
Children K-12 should have documented evidence of receipt of two doses of MMR vaccine . Teachers and all staff should have their immune status verified (vaccination, serologic evidence of immunity, a history of physician diagnosed mumps, or birth before 1957). All staff should be educated on hygiene, prevention and signs and symptoms of disease.
Children K-12 should have two MMR’s with few medical or religious exemptions. Teachers and all staff should have their immune status verified (vaccination or serologic evidence of immunity). All staff should be educated on hygiene, prevention and signs and symptoms of disease. IDPH has a template letter for school/parental notification of mumps cases. It is up to the school whether or not they utilize letters to inform parents of mumps activity or individually call the few students who may be unimmunized and susceptible. NO asymptomatic students or staff should be excluded from school. << Mumps information page Do we know why so many cases have had MMR? Yes, some of the reported cases are in individuals that have been vaccinated with two doses of MMR. The vaccine efficacy for MMR is 95 percent. Since no vaccine is 100 percent efficacious, it is to be expected that there will be some cases of disease in individuals that have been vaccinated. << Mumps information page Is the strain of mu
Children in grades K-12 should have documented evidence of receipt of 2 doses of MMR vaccine. Teachers and all staff should have their immune status verified (vaccination, serologic evidence of immunity, a history of physician diagnosed mumps, or birth before 1957). All staff should be educated on hygiene, prevention and signs and symptoms of disease.
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