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Hi there! It’s so natural to want to do what’s best for your kids. You can feel confident knowing that health experts provide a clear yes—it is absolutely okay and recommended to give your children the measles vaccine 16. Leading groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics and Stanford describe the vaccine as *extremely safe and effective, pointing to decades of studies involving hundreds of thousands of children [1][8]. It is considered crucial for protection [3], particularly as measles can be a serious illness; tragically, a death related to an ongoing outbreak was recently reported in an unvaccinated school-aged child [5]. The CDC suggests the first dose for children at 12 to 15 months old [6]. Even though there was a specific update regarding the MMRV combination shot for children under 4 [7], the measles vaccine itself remains a proven way to keep children safe* and healthy 210.

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3. 3 · vybe.careWEB
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4. 4 · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACADEMIC
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5. 5 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
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6. 6 · cdc.govACADEMIC
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7. 7 · cidrap.umn.eduACADEMIC
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8. 8 · news.stanford.eduACADEMIC
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9. 9 · cbsnews.comWEB
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10. 10 · dchealth.dc.govACADEMIC
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