Rubella vaccine
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| Vaccine description | |
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| Target disease | Rubella |
| Type | Attenuated virus |
| Clinical data | |
| MedlinePlus | a601176 |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| ATC code | J07BJ01 |
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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
References [edit]
- ^ Josefson D (March 2001). "Rubella vaccine may be safe in early pregnancy". BMJ 322 (7288): 695. 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.
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