The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)vaccine Should Be Administered Between 12 and 15

question 26

Multiple Choice

The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine should be administered between 12 and 15 months of age because:

• A) children under this age are not susceptible to rubellA.
• B) by this time maternally acquired passive immunity has been depleted.
• C) children younger than 15 months of age are more likely to have an allergic reaction to the vaccine.
• D) this is the period of greatest susceptibility.

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