measles vaccination

measles vaccination

A vaccine used to prevent measles (as well as mumps and rubella), given in two doses­: the first at 12–15 months, the second at 4–6 or 11–12 years of age.
 
Exceptions
Children with immune deficiencies; cancer patients, especially if receiving radiation therapy, chemotherapy or corticosteroids; individuals with allergic reactions to eggs or neomycin; pregnant women should deliver before MMR vaccination if they have not been previously immunised.