Mumps and all that

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I'm really torn about giving my boy MMR. He's so sensitive and gets sick really easily - I think the shock of a triple vaccine might be too much. My thinking is that Rubella's not an issue for boys and neither is Mumps if they get it in childhood. Are there such things as MUMPS parties - like chicken pox ones? Then all that remains is Measles. Am I naive/daft/ridiculous?

R

Yes there are mumps/measles parties. You can go to [email protected] and cases of mumps, measles and rubella are posted there so people can arrange to go and visit. I have to say, though, that I've been on the list for 2-3 years and only ever seen 1 or 2 announcements. there's a lot of other general vaccine info posted too.