2 shots may be better than one for measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 16:49 in Health & Medicine

A single vaccine of MMRV doubles the risk of fever-related seizures in children, a study finds. Children who receive a single vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox appear to have an increased risk of fever-related seizures in the days after the shot than do children who receive two separate vaccinations.

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