Links to Measles Resources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Measles
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/measles

Measles
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/meas.pdf

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/updates/mmr_vaccine.htm

Global Laboratory Network For Measles Surveillance
www.cdc.gov/measles/lab-tools/measles-virus-lab.html

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for MMR Vaccine
The English language VIS is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can download the MMR VIS in English and available translations from the Immunization Action Coalition website.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_mmr.asp

CDC-INFO Contact Center: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Call this 24 hours/7 days a week, toll-free number to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.

Immunization Action Coalition

Measles: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4209.pdf

Immunizations for Babies
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

Are you 11-19 years old? Then you need to be vaccinated against these serious diseases!
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4020.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

Vaccinations for adults... You're never too old to get immunized!
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

MMR vaccine does not cause autism. Examine the evidence!
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4026.pdf

Institute of Medicine

Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism
www.nap.edu/catalog/10101.html

National Network for Immunization Information

Measles Parties
www.immunizationinfo.org/exposure_parties_detail.cfv?id=24

Vaccine Information: Measles
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=8

Should My Child Receive the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines Individually Rather Than as a Combination?
www.immunizationinfo.org/immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=17

Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia

A Look at Each Vaccine: MMR Vaccine
Click here to view this page.

Vaccines and Autism (by Dr. Paul Offit, Director, Vaccine Education Center)
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2065.pdf

Vaccines and Autism: What you should know
English
Spanish

Parents PACK Program
Vaccine newsletter, FAQs, and listserv for parents. Questions can be submitted.
http://vaccine.chop.edu/parents

World Health Organization

WHO-UNICEF Joint Statement on Strategies to Reduce Measles Mortality Worldwide
Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record, July 5, 2002, Vol. 77(27):224-8
www.who.int/wer/pdf/2002/wer7727.pdf

Measles Initiative
Source: American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children's Fund
www.measlesinitiative.org

Measles
www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/measles/en