Why is MMR vaccine essential?
6. MMR vaccine is not an EPI vaccine as per Govt. of India. Indian Academy of Pediatrics & most of the pediatricians strongly recommend this vaccine as a routine for all children. There are some states in India (like Delhi) where pilot projects of giving MMR routinely as a part of EPI vaccines have been started. Hopefully it will become a part of national schedule soon. It is essential for children as the measles part of MMR will boost up the immunity against measles induced by previous measles vaccine. Mumps is a common cause of morbidity in children with occasional chances of complications like encephalitis & pancreatitis. But its most important silent complications are oopheritis & orchitis. This will manifest as primary sterility in adulthood. Rubella or German measles though a benign disease can lead to congenital rubella syndrome if it occurs during pregnancy. Such a child will have cataract, deafness, congenital heart disease, microcephaly, mental retardation, hepatitis & many o
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