Contraindications - Answers
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Who should NOT receive this vaccine?
- People who have had a serious allergic reaction to prior dose or vaccine component.
- Anyone who experiences a severe allergic reaction (e.g., hives, swelling of the mouth or throat, difficulty breathing) following the first dose of MMR should not receive a second dose.
- Diagnosed pregnancy or possibility of pregnancy within 4 weeks (use contraception); must be documented with counseling via SF 600/medical records.
- Mumps Vaccine is contraindicated in people who are immune compromised (cancer, leukemia, lymphoma). Note: Being HIV positive is not a contraindication except for those who are severely immune compromised.
- People using high-dose steroids, antimetabolities, or receiving radiation therapy
- People with moderate or severe acute illness.
- People who received blood products or immune globulin administered during the past 11 months.
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What about pregnant or breastfeeding women?
While there is no evidence that the mumps vaccine causes fetal damage, women are advised not to receive the MMR vaccine during pregnancy as a safety precaution because of the theoretical possibility of a live vaccine causing disease.