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Why is measles vaccine given to children at 9 months of age?
Question
Why is measles vaccine given to children at 9 months of age? Why are immune-compromised children vaccinated twice against it?
Expert Answer
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Prof HPS SachdevaJun 01, 2011
Prof HPS Sachdev,
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
Senior Consultant Pediatrics,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research,
New Delhi
The maternal protective antibodies against measles decline by 9 months of age and so this age has been chosen for vaccination in India.Live vaccines like measles are generally not given twice in immune-compromised subjects.