Biologicals

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)

Combined live vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) is used widely for the immunization of children in certain regions of the world because of its advantages over the individual vaccines. Combined vaccine provokes an adequate immune response in children simultaneously for the three infections and facilitates the implementation of current immunization strategies.

FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION:

COMMENTS TO BE RECEIVED BY 15 JUNE 2012

NEW PUBLICATIONS

UPCOMING EVENTS

WHO Collaborating Centers on Standardization on Regulatory Evaluation of Vaccines & Biotherapeutic Products: 1st meeting, Geneva, 24-26 April 2012

WHO Workshop on implementing WHO Guidelines on evaluating similar biotherapeutic products (SBPs), Xiamen, China, 28-30 May 2012

WHO Informal Consultation on the revision of the recommendations to assure the Quality, Safety and Efficacy of biological products prepared by recombinant DNA technology, Xiamen, China, 31 May-1 June 2012

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