AFRO-NETS> RFI: MMR vaccine

[Mohamed Sheriff <mhs_dr@yahoo.com>]

RFI: MMR vaccine
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Hi,

we here in Tanzania are using the following MMR vaccine. Is it al-
right to use it as there was a lot of controversy about this vaccine 
in the UK recently? Can somebody guide me as regards its usage and up 
to what age can it be given?

COMPOSITION
LIVE ATTENUATED VIRUS:
- Measles virus (Schwarz strain)
- Mumps virus (Urabe AM-9 strain)
- Rubella virus (Wistar RA 27/3M strain)

Marketing Authorisation Holder:
Aventis Pasteur SA
Lyon, France.

Thanks,

Dr M.H. Sheriff
mailto:mhs_dr@yahoo.com

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