Leah McElrath 7 days ago
To be very clear:
ACIP is still recommending BOTH the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and Varicella (chickenpox) vaccines, just not the combined MMRV shot.
This is due to a reported increased risk of febrile seizures from the MMRV compared to when the MMR and Varicella are administered as two shots.
add a skeleton here at some point