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* [http://patient.info/health/rubella-immunisation Rubella Immunisation] on patient.info |
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* [http://www.medicinenet.com/rubella_virus_vaccine-injection/article.htm Rubella virus vaccine] on MedicineNet |
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* [http://www.vaccines.gov/diseases/rubella/ Rubella] on vaccines.gov |
* [http://www.vaccines.gov/diseases/rubella/ Rubella] on vaccines.gov |
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Revision as of 14:30, 27 October 2015
| Vaccine description | |
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| Target | Rubella |
| Vaccine type | Attenuated |
| Clinical data | |
| MedlinePlus | a601176 |
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Rubella vaccine is a vaccine used against rubella.[1] One form is called "Meruvax".[2]
Rubella vaccine is included in combination vaccines such as:
- MMR vaccine, containing vaccine for rubella as well as measles vaccine and mumps vaccine
- MMRV vaccine, containing vaccine for rubella as well as measles, mumps and varicella vaccine
A vaccine was first licensed in 1969.[3] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medication needed in a basic health system.[4]
Medical uses
The rubella vaccine should be administered to non-pregnant females who have tested nonimmune or have a rubella titer less than 1:10. It is contraindicated during pregnancy and if low titre is found during pregnancy, it should be administered only after delivery in order to protect the future pregnancies. It is also advisable to avoid becoming pregnant for the 4 weeks following the administration of the vaccine.[5] As rubella causes upper respiratory disease that leads to complications of pneumonia and bronchitis, rubella vaccine is beneficial to control exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Society and culture
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.[4]
References
- ^ Josefson D (March 2001). "Rubella vaccine may be safe in early pregnancy". BMJ. 322 (7288): 695. doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7288.695/b. PMC 1119900. PMID 11264203.
- ^ Weibel RE, Caserta V, Benor DE, Evans G (March 1998). "Acute encephalopathy followed by permanent brain injury or death associated with further attenuated measles vaccines: a review of claims submitted to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program". Pediatrics. 101 (3 Pt 1): 383–7. doi:10.1542/peds.101.3.383. PMID 9481001.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Atkinson, William (2011). Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (12 ed.). Public Health Foundation. pp. 301–323. ISBN 9780983263135. Retrieved Mar 2015.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b "WHO Model List of EssentialMedicines" (PDF). World Health Organization. October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ Marin, M; Güris, D; Chaves, SS; Schmid, S; Seward, JF; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) (22 June 2007). "Prevention of varicella: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)". MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control. 56 (RR-4): 1–40. PMID 17585291.
External links
- Rubella Immunisation on patient.info
- Rubella virus vaccine on MedicineNet
- Rubella on vaccines.gov