TABLE 2

Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination: CDC recommendations

Patient categoryRecommendations
Routine vaccination
Patient with no evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, or rubella (see Table 3)Give 1 dose of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
Special situations
Pregnancy with no evidence of immunity to rubellaMMR is contraindicated during pregnancy After pregnancy (before discharge from healthcare facility), give 1 dose of MMR
Nonpregnant women of childbearing age with no evidence of immunity to rubellaGive 1 dose of MMR
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with CD4 count ≥ 200 cells/μL for at least 6 months and no evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, or rubellaGive 2-dose series of MMR at least 4 weeks apart MMR is contraindicated in HIV infection with CD4 count < 200 cells/μL
Severe immunocompromising conditionsMMR is contraindicated
Students in postsecondary educational institutions, international travelers, and household or close personal contacts of immunocompromised persons with no evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, or rubella1 dose MMR if previously received 1 dose MMR, or 2-dose series MMR at least 4 weeks apart if previously did not receive any MMR
Healthcare personnel born in 1957 or later with no evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, or rubella2-dose series MMR at least 4 weeks apart for measles or mumps, or at least 1 dose MMR for rubella; if born before 1957, consider 2-dose series MMR at least 4 weeks apart for measles or mumps, or 1 dose MMR for rubella
  • From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.