Finland claims wipeout of measles mumps and rubella
Finland may have eradicated measles mumps and rubella after a 12 year vaccination program. More than 1.5 million people were inoculated. Fewer than 10 cases annually now, mostly imported. Researchers credit the second injection at age six for lasting immunity.
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