MMR
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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The MMR vaccine is free for anyone who missed getting it when they were younger, regardless of their age.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Children typically receive their first MMR dose when they are 12 to 15 months old and the second when they are 4 to 6 years old, according to the CDC.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
But thanks to a thoroughly discredited British doctor who claimed to document changes in behavior in children given the MMR vaccine, creating the so-called “Wakefield effect,” some of this progress has been undone.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
It’s typically recommended that kids receive their first dose of MMR at 12 to 15 months and their second dose at 4 to 6 years—which means they’re vulnerable to infection for that whole first year.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026
You are considered protected if you have had measles before or have received the recommended MMR vaccine.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
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