Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Why are measles, mumps and rubella vaccines combined into the MMR vaccine? Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, explains why the three vaccines are given together, how they have been studied for safety and effectiveness, and why there is currently no separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccine option in the U.S.
Learn more about the childhood vaccine schedule, MMR vaccine and vaccine safety in the full version of this video.
Video description: A syringe in a vial labeled MMR vaccine. Dr. Blumberg sits as his desk as he explains the vaccine.
#MMRVaccine #Measles #VaccineSafety #ChildhoodVaccines #UCDavisHealth
Why are measles, mumps and rubella vaccines combined into the MMR vaccine? Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, explains why the three vaccines are given together, how they have been studied for safety and effectiveness, and why there is currently no separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccine option in the U.S.
Learn more about the childhood vaccine schedule, MMR vaccine and vaccine safety in the full version of this video.
Video description: A syringe in a vial labeled MMR vaccine. Dr. Blumberg sits as his desk as he explains the vaccine.
#MMRVaccine #Measles #VaccineSafety #ChildhoodVaccines #UCDavisHealth
