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Combination MMRV Vaccine Associated with Two-Fold Risk of Febrile Seizures Compared with Separate MMR & Varicella Vaccines
Date:6/27/2010

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MMRV was licensed by the FDA in 2005.  MMRV was subsequently recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in 2006. Although prelicensure studies of MMRV among 1-2 year olds noted higher rates of fever and measles-like rash one to two weeks post vaccination when compared with separate MMR + V, it was unknown at the time of MMRV's licensure whether a higher rate of fevers was similarly associated with increased risk of febrile seizures.  In February 2008, Kaiser Permanente researchers alerted the ACIP to preliminary evidence of an increased risk of febrile seizures following MMRV. This study represents additional data on twice as many vaccines.

"The Vaccine Safety Datalink, which we used to conduct this study, is a premiere example of how different managed care organizations can leverage their electronic medical records to improve vaccine safety and monitoring," Klein said.

This is the latest in a series of Kaiser Permanente studies undertaken to better understand the protective effects and risks of vaccines. Recent published studies found children of parents who refuse vaccines are nine times more likely to get chickenpox and 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children. A study published last year found that herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the pneumococcal vaccination is not associated with a reduced risk of heart attacks or strokes in middle-aged men.

Additional authors on this paper include:  Bruce Fireman, MS, from
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