MMR Vaccine Should Be Administered After 15 Months of Age

question 6

Multiple Choice

MMR vaccine should be administered after 15 months of age because:

• A) children younger than this age are not susceptible to rubella.
• B) by that time maternally acquired passive immunity has been depleted.
• C) before that age they are more likely to have an allergic reaction to the vaccine.
• D) these diseases are not severe in infants.

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