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Rubella Vaccine

Rabia Mahmood  1 , Valerie Gerriets  2 , Prasanna Tadi  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Rubella Vaccine

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The rubella vaccine is a vaccine that aims to prevent rubella. Rubella, also known as German measles, is an acute, self-limiting, contagious viral infection seen most often in children and adolescents infected with the rubella virus. This activity reviews the indications, action, contraindications, and other key elements of the rubella vaccine related to essential points needed by members of an interprofessional team for the proper administration of the vaccine according to the patient population and the clinical scenario.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Rabia Mahmood declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Valerie Gerriets declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Prasanna Tadi declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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