What are possible side effects and risks of the MMR vaccine?

Less serious problems: • One or two weeks after getting the needle, about one in every 10 people will have a fever, and/or a mild red rash lasting 24 to 48 hours. €¢ There may be redness, swelling, and tenderness in the area where the needle was given. If a more severe reaction is experienced or any of the following problems occur, please call your local public health office and speak with a nurse.

More serious problems: • One to three weeks after being vaccinated, one in four women and one out of 100 children find their joints ache or are swollen for a few days. €¢ There may be swelling of the glands in the jaw or neck. €¢ Very rarely, a few children have a condition called thrombocytopenia (low platelet count in the blood) that can cause a bleeding disorder.

€¢ High fever can cause seizures. €¢ In very rare cases, a child may have inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) or deafness. This occurs in approximately one case per million doses of vaccine distributed.

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