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Mumps Vaccine - Not Available This is an infection caused by the myxovirus which causes enlarged salivary glands in the cheeks on top of the lower jaw, with a temperature, headache and difficulty in swallowing. Infection after puberty in boys only, can also cause testicular swelling and tenderness and could reduce fertility. However in small children their fertility is not affected. Mumps can be prevented by MMR single vaccination. MMR single vaccination is a safe alternative to the NHS MMR schedule. Single MMR jabs are given at six week intervals. We recommend that either Rubella single mmr jab or the measles single mmr jab is given first. We suggest that the Mumps single mmr jab is left to the end of each course, as this single mmr jab is often more irritant to the child. Currently Mumps single vaccine is not available due to Merck stopping the manufacture of it. However we are working with our suppliers and the MHRA (Medical Health Regulatory Authority) to source a simmilar Jeryl Lynn Strain (the safest strain) of Mumps vaccine. Two courses of single mmr jabs are required for permanent immunity: the first single mmr course is given between 13-18 months, the second “booster” course is given at 3 ½ years onwards (the “pre-school” single mmr vaccination). This single mmr vaccination schedule is identical to that recommended by the NHS, apart from using single jabs as opposed to the NHS combined MMR vaccine. MMR single vaccination gives a higher level of immunity. MMR single jabs achieve 97%, compared to 89% for the MMR. Unlike the combined MMR, mmr single vaccinations are not officially licensed in the UK, and therefore only a doctor can administer a single mmr jab. MMR single vaccinations are manufactured in the USA, France and India. All mmr single vaccinations are approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and mmr single vaccinations have a specific import licence granted by the Medicines Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the body that maintains strict control on the use of medicines and vaccines in the UK. MMR single jabs are specially imported and stored at temperatures between 2-8 C., to ensure that their effectiveness is maintained.
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