A 40-year-old member asked:
What if a child takes 2 doses of mmr in 6 months?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered
Pediatrics 36 years experience
Recommended...: ...Interval is 1 month or more, so 6 months is ok.
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Dr. Yash Khanna commented
Family Medicine 58 years experience
We give two doses of mMMR to children before they start school.The first dose is given at or after age of 1 year,and second dose is given from 4,before the child enters kindergarden class.If a child was never vaccinated before going to school then you can give two doses a month or more apart,so 6 month in that situation is OK
Apr 26, 2012

Dr. Marina Armendarizanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
Vaccine: Mmr can be given 1 month apart, therefor seperated by 6m is appropriate as long as both are given after the child is 12 months old.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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