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Can anyone please tell me if i should give my child measles vaccine during a fever?

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Dr. Larry Lutwick answered

How high?: Low grade fever is not a reason to delay MMR but significant fever is a reason to delay the vaccination.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 9/4/2015

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