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Article: MUMPS VACCINE GROSSLY INEFFECTIVE.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)

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May 10, 2006
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Byline: Marge Grant Beaver Dam

Dear Editor: In my judgment, the current mumps outbreak is indeed a serious development.

Mumps is an early childhood illness and usually is not serious when left to naturally run its course and recovery, leaving a tremendous bonus of superior immunity.

The very fact that most of the current cases are occurring in 18- to 25-year-old adults speaks volumes about the effectiveness, or ineffectiveness, of the mumps vaccine, if these individuals were vaccinated as youngsters.

The mumps vaccine is made by the Merck pharmaceutical company and has been widely used worldwide since 1967, and touted to provide ...

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