What is the risk of febrile seizures after the first dose of MMRV vaccine compared with the first dose of MMR and varicella vaccines administered at the same doctor visit?
Its important to understand that both options have a very small risk of febrile seizure as a side effect. For children who get the MMRV vaccine for their first vaccinations when they are 12 through 23 months old, about 8 out of every 10,000 will have a febrile seizure. For children who get the MMR and varicella vaccines at the same visit for their first vaccinations when they are 12 through 23 months old, about 4 out of every 10,000 will have a febrile seizure. Put another way, using the MMRV vaccine for the first vaccination means about one extra febrile seizure occurs as a side effect for every 2,300-2,600 children who get that vaccine compared with those who get MMR and varicella vaccines at the same doctor visit.
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