MMR Vaccine (Jinny)

Vaccination
-Exposure of very small, safe amount of viruses or bacteria that have been weakened or killed
-Our immune system learns to regonize and fight the disease later in the future

4types of vaccine available today
-Live virus vaccines -use weakened from of viruses e.g. vaccine
-Killed (inactive) vaccines -made from protein or small pieces from bacteria
-Toxoid
-Biosynthetic

MMR Vaccines
-MMR stand s for Measles, Mumps, Rubella
-Measle is an

MMR Vaccines
-CDC (Centres for Disease Control and prevention) recommend that children receive 2 doses
- First at 12-15 months
-Second (4-6 years)
93%effective

Cases and Outbreaks
-Highest number of cases of measles in US was during 2014
-644 cases from 27 states reported to CDC's National Center for
-US is currently experiencing a large, multistate linked to an amusment park in California
-Three other outvreaks are occuring in Illionois, Nevada and Washington

Causes
-Majority of the people who got measles were unvaccined
-Travelers with measles contribute to the spread of the disease

Anti-vaccination movement
-There are organizations that do not support vaccinations
-SInce 1990s, they believe that vaccination can cause Autism due to mercury-based preservatives called Thimerosal in vaccines
-They threaten the effectiveness of public program

Truth
-There is a scientific consensus which states that vaccines are safe
-Only one out of third flu shot  contain thimerosal
-Research has shown that there is no link between autism and thimerosal
-Allergic reaction is very rare

Solution
-The government and other organiztions can actively spread awareness of the truth and importance of vaccination
-Health care should be provided so that vaccination becomes a necessity