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MMR Vaccine
About MMR Vaccine
A combined vaccine protecting against measles, mumps, and rubella. The MMR vaccine was developed by Maurice Hilleman, the most prolific vaccine developer in history. Before MMR, measles infected nearly every child, causing pneumonia, encephalitis, and death. A fraudulent 1998 study falsely linking MMR to autism caused vaccination rates to drop, leading to measles resurgence. The study was retracted and the author lost his medical license. MMR is safe and highly effective, and is given as part of national immunisation schedules, which vary by country.
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