If you are a part-time student (less than 12 hours) or an online student you are not required to have the second MMR. You will need to sign an agreement in the Admissions office before registering for classes.

The Tennessee Health Department requires two doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) immunization for all college students who are full-time (12 + credit hours). Students born before 1957 are exempt from this requirement, along with students less than 12 hours and students who graduated from a public Tennessee high school in or after 1999.

The second dose of MMR can be given anytime, as long as the child is at least 12 months old and it has been at least a month since the first dose. However, the second dose is usually administered before the child begins kindergarten or first grade (4-5 years of age) or before entry to middle school (11-12 years of age). The age at which the second dose is required is generally mandated by state school entry requirements.

Yes. The second dose is routinely recommended for ages 4-6; but, vaccinating before age 4 should be considered if the epidemiology of the outbreak suggests increased risk of disease among young children. The second dose of MMR can be given any time after the first dose a long as 28 days have passed since the first dose. Talk with your healthcare provider about the need to get dose 2 of MMR for a child before age 4.

There is no indication of vaccine shortage. This is a commonly used vaccine and there is widespread availability.

No. If an individual did not respond to the first two doses, they will probably not respond to a third.

Yes. There is no report of transmission of live attenuated measles or mumps viruses from vaccinees to susceptible contacts. MMR vaccine is not shed. Women known to be pregnant should not receive MMR vaccine. Pregnancy should be avoided for four weeks following MMR vaccine. Close contact with a pregnant woman is NOT a contraindication to MMR vaccination of the contact. Breastfeeding is NOT a contraindication to vaccination of either the woman or the breastfeeding child.

Yes, some of the reported cases are in individuals that have been vaccinated with two doses of MMR. The vaccine efficacy for MMR is 95 percent. Since no vaccine is 100 percent efficacious, it is to be expected that there will be some cases of disease in individuals that have been vaccinated.

Each facility needs to identify where the greatest risk of contact with mumps and the further spread to susceptibles may occur. Areas to consider could include emergency departments, obstetrics, and areas with immunocompromised patients.

are a woman born before 1957 who is sure she is not having more children, has already had rubella vaccine, or has had a positive rubella test Do people who received MMR in the 1960s need to have their dose repeated? Not necessarily. People who have documentation of receiving LIVE measles vaccine in the 1960s do not need to be revaccinated.

In general, it takes 10-14 days to mount a response to a vaccine if it is the body's first exposure. Then it takes approximately seven days after the second exposure.

During normal times one dose may be enough to provide immunity. However unlike measles, you cannot assume those born before 1957 are immune to mumps. Iowa is experiencing a wide-spread mumps outbreak (over 150 cases, with no signs of slowing). Therefore the health care setting is a high risk setting for spread to HCW and spread to vulnerable patients. Thus IDPH is recommending the best possible protection both for the HCW and their patients... two doses.

No. Children under 12 months will have immunity from their mothers, if they are immune. At this time, IDPH is not recommending giving the first or second dose early.

Most infants born in the United States will receive passive protection against measles, mumps, and rubella in the form of antibodies from their mothers. These antibodies can destroy the vaccine virus if they are present when the vaccine is administered and cause it to be ineffective. By 12 months of age, almost all infants have lost this passive protection.

The principal strategy to prevent mumps is to achieve and maintain high immunization levels. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that all preschool-aged children at or greater than 12 months of age receive 1 dose of MMR vaccine that all school-aged children receive 2 doses of MMR, and that all adults have evidence of immunity against mumps. As noted below, two doses of mumps vaccine are more effective than a single dose.

Women known to be pregnant should not receive MMR vaccine. Pregnancy should be avoided for four weeks following MMR vaccine. Close contact with a pregnant woman is NOT a contraindication to MMR vaccination of the contact. Breastfeeding is NOT a contraindication to vaccination of either the woman or the breastfeeding child.

Each facility needs to identify which staff has the greatest risk of contact with mumps cases and where further spread to susceptibles may occur. Areas to consider could include outpatient clinics, emergency departments, obstetrics, and areas with immunocompromised patients.

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