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NISH (NITAG Support Hub) 9: MMR Vaccine with a Specific Focus on Mumps: Position Papers and Guidelines

WHO Position Papers

Mumps virus vaccines: WHO Position Paper, March 2024
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-wer-9911-115-133

 

Measles vaccines: WHO position paper, April 2017
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/255149/WER9217.pdf?sequence=1

 

Rubella vaccines: WHO position paper,  July 2020 (Scroll down to p.6)
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/332950/WER9527-eng-fre.pdf?sequence=1

Indian Academy of Paeditatrics

IAP position paper on burden of mumps in India and vaccination strategies

https://indianpediatrics.net/june2015/june-505-514.htm

CDC Guidelines

CDC. Routine Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/hcp/recommendations.html

Additional guidance on mumps outbreak investigation and control can be found in the CDC Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Surveillance Manual, Mumps Chapter 9 Available at:

https://www.cdc.gov/surv-manual/php/table-of-contents/chapter-9-mumps.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt09-mumps.html

 

Marlow, M. A., Marin, M., Moore, K., & Patel, M. (2020). CDC guidance for use of a third dose of MMR vaccine during mumps outbreaks. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 26(2), 109-115. (Not OA)
This guidance provides a framework for public health authorities to use when considering a third dose of MMR in response to mumps outbreaks while maintaining flexibility to incorporate local factors related to individual outbreaks.