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MMR vaccine

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MMR vaccine [ˌememˈaːˌvæksiːn] N (against measles, mumps, rubella) → vacuna f triple vĂ­rica


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There is no treatment for measles itself but it can be prevented by getting two doses of the highly effective MMR vaccine.
The year before the MMR vaccine was introduced in 1987, 86,000 children caught measles and 16 died.
Any child who is not vaccinated with two doses of the MMR vaccine could catch measles and suffer its complications.
 
 
 
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