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Vaccines mimic germs. They are made from weakened versions of viruses/bacteria that cause disease. While they trigger the same immune response to convey future immunity, they don’t make you sick.

FDA plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of vaccines used in the U.S. Our scientific experts evaluate medical information and manufacturing data before approving vaccines to make sure their benefits outweigh the risks. https://t.co/kIMSgNaiVB https://t.co/XHU2YlGbFX

Like many medical products, MMR vaccine has known potential side effects, but they are generally mild and short-lived, such as rash and fever.

#FDA and numerous public health agencies around the world evaluate the safety of vaccines extensively on an ongoing basis. Vaccines currently administered to children in the United States have been found to be safe both by agencies in the US and overseas. https://t.co/JvpNBoKZbO

Some people have concerns that autism may be linked to MMR or other vaccines that children receive. That has been refuted. There is no credible scientific evidence to support any link between vaccines and autism or other developmental disorders. https://t.co/fRiGWjjypr

This unfounded claim began many years ago with a short publication reporting a link between MMR vaccine and autism, which was later debunked and retracted by the journal. Among other things, the journal found that the lead author of the study was guilty of professional misconduct

Further, in January 2011, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a series of articles that conclude that the data in the original publication were misrepresented or altered. https://t.co/vJPkkkgHBG

Vaccinating against measles not only protects your child, it protects children who can’t be vaccinated, including children with compromised immune systems due to illness, such as kids with cancer who receive chemotherapy.

Vaccinating against measles not only protects your child, it protects children who can’t be vaccinated, including children with compromised immune systems due to illness, such as kids with cancer who receive chemotherapy. https://t.co/S0s0klGEa3

In 2016, 91.1% of children aged 19-35 months had received the MMR vaccine, according to the CDC. But pockets of unvaccinated people can exist in states with high vaccination coverage, underscoring considerable measles susceptibility at some local levels.