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NVIC Press Releases, Statements & Commentaries Related to Rubella
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- What Is Going On With Measles? The Science and Politics of Eradicating Measles. May 25, 2019.
- CDC Wants to Expand Power to Eliminate Measles: What You Need to Know and Do Now. Sept. 12, 2016.
- Measles in Disneyland: Third MMR Shot, Vaccine Exemption Ban? Jan. 28, 2015.
- The Emerging Risks of Live Virus and Virus Vectored Vaccines: Vaccine Strain Infection, Shedding and Transmission``. Nov. 2014.
- NVIC Remove Vaccine Safety Oversight from DHHS. Sept. 1, 2014.
- NVIC Press Release: National Vaccine Information Center Supports Three of Five Recommendations of New IOM Report on U.S. Child Immunization Safety and Calls for Transparency. Jan. 16, 2013. (Also see 2013 IOM published report, The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Review of Scientific Findings. 75-98).
- Statement of the National Vaccine Information Center on the Institute of Medicine Report “Adverse Effects of Childhood Vaccines: Evidence and Causality.” 25, 2011. (Also see published IOM report, Adverse Effects of Childhood Vaccines: Evidence and Causality: Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine.Pgs. 103-238).NVIC. NVIC Questions Interpretation of IOM Report on Autism and MMR Vaccine. Apr. 24, 2001.
- Parent Groups and Vaccine Policymakers Clash Over Research into Vaccines, Autism & Intestinal Disorders. Mar. 3, 1998.
- Fisher BL. Autism & Vaccines: A New Look at an Old Story.
The Vaccine Reaction
- TVR Staff. Ugandan Boy Dies of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome After Getting Measles-Rubella, Polio Vaccines. Dec. 15, 2019.
- TVR Staff. India High Court Halts Mandatory Measles-Rubella Vaccinations for Children. Jan. 25, 2019.
- TVR Staff. Baby Girls Die in India Two Days After Getting Measles-Rubella Vaccine. Jan. 9, 2019.
- TVR Staff. Two Children Die in Gujarat, India Days After Measles-Rubella Vaccination. Sept. 4, 2018.
Institute of Medicine Committee. Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines The National Academies Press 1991.
Institute of Medicine Committee. Evaluating Biological Mechanisms for Adverse Events: Increased Susceptibility. In: Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality. The National Academies Press 2012.
LeBaron CW, Forghani B, Matter L et al. Persistence of rubella antibodies after 2 doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. J Infect Dis Sep. 2009; 200(6):888-99.
Demicheli V, Rivetti A, Debalini MG, et al. Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Feb. 2012; (2):CD004407.
McLean HQ, Fiebelkorn AP, Ogee-Nwankwo A et al. Rubella virus neutralizing antibody response after a third dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in young adults. Vaccine Sept. 2018; 36(38):5732-5737.
Haralambieva IH, Ovsyannikova IG, Kennedy RB et al. Rubella virus-specific humoral immune responses and their interrelationships before and after a third dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in women of childbearing age. Vaccine Jan 2020; 38(5):1249-1257.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NVIC encourages you to become fully informed about Rubella and the Rubella vaccine by reading all sections in the Table of Contents, which contain many links and resources such as the manufacturer product information inserts, and to speak with one or more trusted health care professionals before making a vaccination decision for yourself or your child. This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.