MMR

abbreviation

1. measles, mumps, and rubella: a combined vaccine given to young children

Example Sentences

More than 25 peer-reviewed scientific articles have shown no link between autism and the MMR vaccine—a longtime focus of vaccine skeptics due to a 1998 study suggesting there was a link, which was later retracted.

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The CDC currently recommends a combination shot known as MMR to prevent the three diseases.

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One grandmother emailed me, desperate for advice, as her daughter, wary of the MMR vaccine, was refusing to have her grandchild vaccinated.

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Declining uptake in the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, has recently sparked concern among medics.

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Multiple studies since have found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism.

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