A 9-month-old infant is brought for routine immunisation. Parents ask about the timing of the first measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in the Na...

Question

A 9-month-old infant is brought for routine immunisation. Parents ask about the timing of the first measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in the National Immunisation Program schedule. When is the first dose routinely given to children in Australia?

Accepted Answer

At 12 months of age

Answer

At birth

Answer

At 6 months of age

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At 9 months of age

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At 18 months of age only

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Childhood immunisation schedule (MMR)

A 9-month-old infant is brought for routine immunisation. Parents ask about the timing of the first measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in the National Immunisation Program schedule. When is the first dose routinely given to children in Australia?