Hi Annie
At our Trust we are only looking at measles and rubella. We do not cover mumps at all at this time.
we try encourage x2 doses MMR first so as to cover for Mumps aswell however if staff decline the vaccine then we blood test.
If the blood test comes back non immune to measles then the 2 doses of MMR are given a month apart.
If the rubella test comes back non immune and the measles immune then only 1 dose of MMR is given. As according to HPA and green book only 1 dose of MMR is adequate to provide Rubella immunity.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Su-Anne David
OHN
Hello List
I would like to check my understanding regarding the administration of the MMR vaccine.
Presently we check the immunity of individuals prior to administering the MMR vaccine and then, if the blood test result indicates no immunity or equivocal immunity to any one of the 3 diseases we then administer an MMR and booster dose one month later.
Essentially for example, if a blood test result indicated immunity to mumps and rubella but not measles, we would still administer an MMR vaccine even though 2 out of the 3 diseases indicate immunity. Your comments gratefully received.
Best wishes
Annie
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