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Measles vaccine is a highly effective vaccine used against measles. The measles-mumps-rubella-varicella combo (MMRV vaccine) vaccine has been available since 2005. The vaccine acts by stimulating the adaptive immune response and provides long term protection against the disease. The onset of the protection is slow but the effect is long lasting. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.
