Roll Kids' Sleeves Up, Again, for Mumps Protection
During a mumps outbreak, doctors can provide an optional third dose of mumps vaccine, according to the 2018 recommended immunization schedule from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AAP Releases 2018 Immunization Schedule for Kids and Teens
(MedPage Today) -- New wording for hepatitis B vaccine timing in infants, optional dose of MMR in mumps outbreak (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 6, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news

ACIP Issues 2018 Child and Adolescent Vaccine Schedule ACIP Issues 2018 Child and Adolescent Vaccine Schedule
Recommendations clarify who should get a third dose of the mumps vaccine and highlight that the hepatitis B vaccine should be given to all nonpremature babies within the first 24 hours of life.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Alert Source Type: news

Kids Can Roll Up Their Sleeves -- Again -- for Mumps Protection
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 -- When it comes to mumps prevention, an extra jab may do the trick. During a mumps outbreak, doctors can provide an optional third dose of mumps vaccine, according to the 2018 recommended immunization schedule from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

2018 Adult ACIP Schedule Highlights New Shingles Vaccine 2018 Adult ACIP Schedule Highlights New Shingles Vaccine
The new recommendations also address the use of an extra dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine during mumps outbreaks.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Proquad (Measles Mumps Rubella Varicella Vaccine Live) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - January 16, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

CDC Recommends Third Dose of Mumps Vaccine During Outbreaks
The CDC now recommends a third dose of a mumps virus-containing vaccine for people who ' ve previously received two doses but are at increased risk... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 12, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

ACIP Now Recommends Third Dose of Mumps Vaccine ACIP Now Recommends Third Dose of Mumps Vaccine
With the number of cases at a 10-year high, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends an additional dose of a mumps-virus-containing vaccine for people at high risk in an outbreak.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of a Third Dose of Mumps Virus –Containing Vaccine in Persons at Increased Risk for Mumps During an Outbreak
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 11, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of a Third Dose of Mumps Virus-Containing Vaccine in Persons at Increased Risk for Mumps During an Outbreak
During its October 2017 meeting, ACIP recommended a third dose of a mumps virus-containing vaccine for persons previously vaccinated with 2 doses who are identified by public health authorities as being part of a group or population at increased risk for acquiring mumps because of an outbreak. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - January 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

M-M-R II (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 15, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Notes from the Field: Absence of Asymptomatic Mumps Virus Shedding Among Vaccinated College Students During a Mumps Outbreak — Washington, February–June 2017
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 30, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Mumps cases rocketing among vaccinated communities
Up until around 2010, there were a couple of hundred cases of mumps a year (latest data pictured). But last year, the CDC recorded more than 6,000 mumps infections. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mumps breakout: Rates of DEADLY viral infection on rise - even in VACCINATED adults
MUMPS is a potentially-fatal and contagious infection, and rates are on the rise in the UK and US, with some sufferers having been vaccinated. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Checkup: Mumps Makes a Comeback, Even Among the Vaccinated
Immunity wanes over time in some people, but being properly vaccinated reduces complications, experts say. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: PERRI KLASS, M.D. Tags: Mumps Colleges and Universities Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Epidemics Source Type: news