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Why are only girls given the rubella vaccine when they are 12 years?
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Why only girls are given the rubella vaccine when they are about 12 years old?
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Why do only girls are given the rubella vaccine when they are about 12 years old?
Girls need protection against rubella in case of pregnancy. If a pregnant women should get rubella it will cause teratogenic to the unborn baby. Those can be eye, ear, heart and brain teratogenic. Mostly this will happen during the first thre months of pregnancy. In case of pregnancy the doctors in Germany make a blood test to find out if the women has immunisation against rubella.
When did measles vaccine become available?
vaccine against rubella became available in 1969. In the 20 years following the introduction of the vaccine, reported rubella cases dropped 99.6%.
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stay clean wash hands cover mouth with elbow when you cough.With the MMR vaccine. (measles, mumps, rubella).yes you can get you MMR vaccinations done. It stands for Measles Mumps Rubella and it is a group of vaccinations that make sure you dont catch measlesIsolation (vaccinations help).Stay away from people with measels. Wear a protective mask to prevent breathing in germs.
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What are some of rubella virus fatalities?
In the past, rubella caught by a pregnant woman was dangerous, and usually fatal, for a fetus. One actress, Gene Tierney, lost a baby to the virus many years ago. There was a vacine given for rubella for many years to help prevent this.
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What are 3 common vaccination given to children below 5 years?
The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines are given to children under the age of five.
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The risks are extremely high, as are the risks with any type of new medication or vaccine. Two years ago a friend of mine gave her daughters the shot. Soon after, her 12-year-old started losing the feeling in her limbs. She was rushed to the ER and soon after admitted to the Peds ICU and placed on a ventilator. She was diagnosed with Guillain-Barr. Fortunately for her, she lived. The HPV vaccine has caused a number of deaths in the last couple of years, numerous cases of Guillain-Barre, and is known to not treat all causes of HPV.
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7-10 years I am a nurse at a doctor's office and we give lots of tetanus shots!
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