Babies younger than age 6 months cannot be vaccinated but may have some protection from antibodies passed to them during pregnancy.(See “How Do Vaccines Work.”) Consider delaying travel to locations with measles outbreaks to avoid risks of severe illness. Babies age 6 to 11 months old should receive their first MMR vaccine dose at least two weeks before traveling internationally or to areas with high risk of measles exposure. Click here for the HealthyChildren.org article: “Protecting Your Baby From a Measles Outbreak: FAQs“
Please log on to the CMA Patient Portal to check your child’s vaccine status if you are not sure whether they received the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine. At CMA we routinely give the 1st dose to children at their 12-month check-up, and then typically recommend it again in the range of 18 months to 4 years of age.