Background and objective Live vaccines may have beneficial non-specific effects. We tested
whether the live measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine compared with the non-live …

Background The existing literature on the association between measles vaccination and
subsequent risk of allergic disease is inconclusive. The aim of this study was, therefore, to …

The authors evaluated the association between receipt of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine and asthma-like disease in early childhood in a Danish nationwide cohort study (N …

Background Mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) are serious diseases that can lead to
potentially fatal illness, disability and death. However, public debate over the safety of the …

Background. A few previous studies have suggested that childhood vaccines, particularly
whole cell pertussis vaccine, may increase the risk of asthma. We evaluated the suggested …

Objectives To investigate whether measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has positive
non-specific effects in a high income setting and to compare rates of hospital admissions for …

Abstract Background In Denmark, live measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) is
associated with a reduced risk of infectious disease admissions, particularly for lower …

Importance In low-income countries, live measles vaccine reduces mortality from causes
other than measles infection. Such nonspecific effects of vaccines might also be important …

Little is known about the influence of asthma status on humoral and cell-mediated immune
responses to measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine viruses. We compared the virus …

Because Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination was added recently to most
vaccination programs, no conclusive data on the relationship with atopic disorders are yet …