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The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has been available as a combination shot since 1971, in part to reduce the number of injections that children receive, given that the three are administered at the same ages.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
The long-standing advice was to allow children under 4 to receive the vaccination, which is a combination shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
This morning, the panel also voted to remove the combination shot from the VFC program.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2025
Merck, the vaccine's manufacturer, warned that restricting the combination shot could lower completion rates at a time when vaccination coverage is already slipping.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
That means kids who get free vaccines through the federal program will still be able to choose between a single combination shot or two separate injections for their first vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The company so far appears to be the front-runner in the race against Pfizer and Novavax to bring a combination shot to the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
The long-standing advice was to allow children under 4 to receive the vaccination, which is a combination shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
This morning, the panel also voted to remove the combination shot from the VFC program.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2025
Merck, the vaccine's manufacturer, warned that restricting the combination shot could lower completion rates at a time when vaccination coverage is already slipping.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
That means kids who get free vaccines through the federal program will still be able to choose between a single combination shot or two separate injections for their first vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The company so far appears to be the front-runner in the race against Pfizer and Novavax to bring a combination shot to the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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“Combination shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combination%20shot. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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