Third dose of mumps vaccine recommended for at-risk populations in outbreaks
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously approved a third dose of vaccine as a tool for outbreak control.
ATLANTA — With the U.S. facing a growing number of mumps outbreaks, an expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that people who are at risk during outbreaks should receive an additional, third dose of vaccine.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously voted to approve a third dose of mumps-containing vaccine as a tool for outbreak control, despite acknowledging evidence to support the practice is
