Bacterial infections, immune overload, and MMR vaccine. Issue 3 (1st March 2003)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miller, E; Andrews, N; Waight, P; Taylor, B
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 88:Issue 3(2003)
• Page Start: 222
• Page End: 223
• Publication Date: 2003-03-01
• Subjects: MMR vaccine -- vaccine safety -- immune interference -- immune overload; MMR, measles, mumps, and rubella -- RI, relative incidence; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.3.222
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-9888

Abstract

Abstract : Combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine did not increase the risk of hospitalisation with invasive bacterial infection in the three months after vaccination; rather there was a protective effect. These results provide no support for the concept of "immunological overload" induced by multiple antigen vaccinations, nor calls for single antigen vaccines.