Vaccines and Preventable Diseases:
Mumps Vaccination
Use of mumps vaccine (usually administered in measles-mumps-rubella [MMR] or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella [MMRV] vaccines) is the best way to prevent mumps. Children should be given the first dose of mumps vaccine soon after their first birthday (12 to 15 months of age). The second dose is recommended before the start of kindergarten. You should know that outbreaks of mumps still occur in the United States.
Mumps Vaccination: Who Needs It?
What You Should Know:
For Health Professionals:
What You Should Know
- Brief description
Symptoms, treatment, transmission, etc. - What if we stopped vaccinating for the mumps disease?
- Mumps disease and vaccine information
National Network for Immunization Information - Pictures of Mumps
Warning: Some of these photos are quite graphic. - Mumps outbreaks: 2006 | 2009 Posted Nov 2009
- Travelers information
Risks for travelers, preventive measures for travelers, etc. - Mumps basics
Fact sheet offers overview of Mumps disease and vaccine risks and benefits
The mumps disease can be prevented by the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) combination vaccine or the MMRV (measles-mumps-rubella-varicella) combination vaccine.
- Vaccination Options for Preventing Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella
For Parents and caregivers: Fact Sheet and Q&As Posted Oct 2009 - Mumps Vaccination: Who Needs It? Updated Jul 2010
- Vaccine Information Statement (VIS): MMR and MMRV
- MMR Vaccine: The Best Protection Against Mumps
CDC feature story - Side-effects of MMR and MMRV vaccines
Excerpt from Vaccine Information Statement - Questions and answers about mumps, the MMR vaccine, and precautions Updated
Jul 2010 - State Vaccine Requirements
- History of the MMR vaccine
National Network for Immunization Information
- Questions & Answers about MMRV Safety Monitoring of Febrile Seizures Updated
Oct 2009
Autism Theory
- Do vaccines cause autism?
- Vaccines and Autism
National Network for Immunization Information - MMR vaccine does NOT cause autism: Examine the evidence
[PDF-71KB, 2 pages]
Immunization Action Coalition - Facts for Parents About Vaccine Safety
American Academy of Pediatrics - The determinations on serious professional misconduct and sanction in the cases of Dr Wakefield, Professor Walker-Smith and Professor Murch
Set forth by Great Britain’s General Medical Council, May 2010 - Other scientists have not been able to reproduce
the results claimed by Dr Wakefield and his team
regarding measles virus
World Health Organization statement on the use of MMR vaccine - Is there any scientific evidence that proves a link between autism & vaccines?
NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
As with all vaccines, there can be minor reactions, including pain and redness at the injection site, headache, fatigue or a vague feeling of discomfort.
- Multiple or combined vaccines and the immune system
- MMR Vaccine Safety Research and MMRV Vaccine Safety
- CDC's Vaccine Safety website
- Are vaccines safe?
FAQs on The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia website - Lessening the Pain of Vaccines
Techniques worth trying; on The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia website
- Who should not be vaccinated with MMR vaccine?
- Who should not be vaccinated with MMRV vaccine?
- Pregnancy guidelines
For Health Professionals
Clinical Information on Mumps
- Clinical questions and answers about mumps
Disease description, physical findings and complications, specimen collection and management, laboratory testing for mumps infection, case reporting, exposure and response - Mumps - Vaccine Clinical Q&A
- Mumps outbreaks: 2006 | 2009
- Ask
the Experts
CDC experts answer your clinical questions (Immunization Action Coalition) - Proper storage and handling of vaccines UPDATED dec 2011
CDC Vaccine Storage and Handling guide includes shelf life, reconstitution instructions...
Prevention and Control of Mumps in Healthcare Settings
- Mumps Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings
- Immunization of Healthcare Workers
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations [PDF-66KB, 1 page]
Posted Oct 2009
Immunization Action Coalition - Healthcare Worker Vaccination
Prevention and Control of Mumps in Healthcare Settings
Vaccine Recommendations...
Vaccination Recommendations, Options, and Contraindications
- Vaccination Options for Preventing Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella
For Providers: Fact Sheet and Q&As Posted Oct 2009 - ACIP recommendations
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations [PDF-66KB, 1 page]
Posted Oct 2009
Immunization Action Coalition - Healthcare Worker Vaccination
Prevention & Control of Mumps in Healthcare Settings - Standing Orders
Immunization Action Coalition - Contraindications
- Package inserts
(M-M-R II, ProQuad, and more package inserts...)
- ACIP - Vaccines for Children (VFC) Resolution
References and Resources
- MMWR: Updated Length for Isolation of Persons with Mumps Posted Oct 2008
- Pink Book's chapter on Mumps (Updated April 2011)
Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 12th Edition - Surveillance manual's chapter on Mumps (chapter removed while being revised)
Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook - Travelers Health: Yellow Book
- Publications and Resources and MMWRs on Mumps
- Infection control guidelines
- References and resources from IAC
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
Provider Education
- Podcasts
NOTE: Currently none on topic of mumps
Materials for Patients
- Vaccine Information Statement (VIS): MMR and MMRV
- Vaccination Options for Preventing Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella
For Parents and caregivers: Fact Sheet and Q&As Posted Oct 2009 - Mumps: Questions and Answers [102KB - 4 pages]
Ready-to-print versions of one of the CDC-reviewed Q&A material located on IAC's Vaccine Information website (www.vaccineinformation.org) Updated December 2010 - Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
National Network for Immunization Information - Mumps: Questions and Answers [PDF-89KB, 3 pages] Updated Sept 2009
CDC-reviewed Q&A material located on IAC's Vaccine Information website
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This page last modified January 19, 2012
Content last reviewed on July 1, 2010
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Content last reviewed on July 1, 2010
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases