Data shows that the two-dose measles vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles and experts say protection doesn’t wane. Scientists tested the measles, mumps, rubella vaccin ...

"We eliminated measles by 2000 and rubella by 2005, but we've never eliminated mumps," Paul Offit, MD, of the Children's ...

Mumps can spread between people through coughing ... The first dose is usually given to children around 12 to 15 months old, ...

As measles surges in the U.S., Whatcom County Health and Community Services announced it had confirmed its first mumps case since 2018.

Measles has returned to North Dakota after more than a decade, infecting an unvaccinated child. The case adds to growing ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Whatcom County health officials say someone has tested positive for mumps. It’s the first case in the ...

Mumps is a contagious viral infection that affects ... and the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord. Health officials say children should get their first dose between 12 and 15 months old ...

Mumps can spread between people through coughing ... The first dose is usually given to children around 12 to 15 months old, and the second between 4 and 6 years old. However, adults can also ...