Measles - Prevention




A highly effective vaccine is now available to prevent measles. The vaccine is usually given at about fifteen months of age. A repeat injection should be given at about ten or eleven years of age.

Measles virion seen through a microscope. (Reproduced by permission of Custom Medical Stock Photo)
Measles virion seen through a microscope. (Reproduced by permission of
Custom Medical Stock Photo
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