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Mumps
New mumps study findings recently were reported by researchers at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
July 22nd, 2008
"A new combination vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals has recently been approved in Europe. It combines the components from two well-established, live, attenuated vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella," scientists in Mainz, Germany report. "This review presents a summary of the development of this MMRV vaccine from published clinical studies. Seroconversion rates and antibody titers after the first and second dose are similar to those observed after concomitant administration of the MMR and varicella vaccines. Furthermore, the clinical profile of this combination vaccine, in terms of injection-site and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-22)
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