The article discusses the recent surge in mumps cases in India and explores the potential effectiveness of introducing the MMR vaccine to prevent future outbreaks. However, it is noted that the mumps antigen in the MMR vaccine is not as potent as the other antigens, and its protection wanes ...
This may be another reason for the continued use of this vaccine in India. MMR Vaccine - Schedule Two doses are recommended one at the age of 12-15 months and second at school entry (4-6 years) or at any time 8 weeks after the first dose. The second dose of the MMR vaccine is...
However, this breaks down as the taking of the vaccine becomes less universal. My concern also applies to parent of children with the same attitude , that is they want the benefit of the vaccine being widely taken by children of others without the risk or inconvenience of having their own c...
We have previously observed that the levels of TNF-α, induced by the novel vaccine candidate PP19128R, were higher in patients with ATB compared to individuals with LTBI [67]. Furthermore, we found that the number of IFN-γ+ T lymphocytes induced by MTB peptides was significantly elevated...
The reason may be low vaccine efficacy of the mumps component of the MMR vaccine used.MalaiyanDepartmentJeevanDepartmentMenonDepartmentThangamDepartmentEBSCO_AspIndian Journal of Medical ResearchMalaiyan J, Menon T. Low vaccine efficacy of mumps component among MMR vaccine recipients in Chennai, India....