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MMR Vaccine Should Be Made Compulsory In Jordan.(measles mumps rubella vaccine)
2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The current measles vaccine coverage in Jordan is not enough to stop periodic outbreaks, and public health policy should mandate measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to a study published in Vaccine.
S. Bdour and colleagues at the University of Jordan suggested that the current optional single measles vaccine is inadequate and that compulsory MMR vaccine may need to be boosted prior to school entry.
The researchers tested sera from 307 adults in Jordan to determine the prevalence of antimeasles antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. They found that the overall prevalence of antimeasles antibodies was 94.8% but that only 71% of tested adults had been vaccinated.
Because measles outbreaks occur with some regularity in Jordan and predominantly affect children, the researchers suggested introducing compulsory MMR vaccine ("Present anti-measles immunity in Jordan," Vaccine, July 2001;19(28-29):3865-3869).
"The optional single-dose vaccination has not interrupted the circulation of the measles virus," they pointed out. "A second dose of MMR ...
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