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Continuing mumps outbreak in Keralam leads to renewed demand for MMR vaccine

The demand has gained strength following studies from Keralam documenting immunity gaps among children, complications that can cause long-term disability, and genetic differences between the circulating mumps virus and the strain used in the vaccine, indicating how the continued exclusion of MMR vaccine from Universal Immunisation Programme represents an important gap in disease prevention

18 Oct 2026 12:04 pm