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Even though rubella has been totally eliminated from the U.S., immunization continues because of rubella in other countries.
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Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
Americans developed herd immunity for mumps, measles, rubella and other infections because, for decades, more than 90% of children received vaccinations.
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Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2020
Although the Covid-19 shot will not become mandatory for school, all 50 states do have laws requiring specific vaccines for students – most of which include shots for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) and varicella.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
During the previous year the combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella had been licensed, and four years before, in 1968, a pandemic of influenza had been quelled by a new vaccine formula.
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Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
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“Rubella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubella. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
rubella
noun
ru·bel·la
rü-ˈbel-ə
Medical Definition
rubella
noun
ru·bel·la
rü-ˈbel-ə
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