Nearly 60% of US kids did not get measles shots before traveling abroad

Nearly 60% of children who could have benefited from the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination did not get it during pre-travel doctor's appointments, researchers found.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019 22:28

Nearly 60% of US kids did not get measles shots before traveling abroad

Nearly 60% of children who could have benefited from the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination did not get it during pre-travel doctor's appointments, researchers found.

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Nearly 60% of US kids did not get measles shots before traveling abroad

Nearly 60% of children who could have benefited from the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination did not get it during pre-travel doctor's appointments, researchers found.

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