| Vaccinations are free and compulsory for tuberculosis, diphtheria, polio, yellow fever, and measles, mumps, and rubella. |
| It said evidence pointed overwhelmingly to MMR as the most effective and safest way of protecting children from measles, mumps and rubella. |
| The single rubella vaccine is being discontinued by the only manufacturer producing it in this country. |
| The disease is still endemic in many Latin American countries and large epidemics of rubella occur periodically. |
| Measles, mumps, and rubella are all serious contagious diseases that spread rapidly, especially in populations without immunity. |
| Other viral illnesses such as mumps and rubella may also trigger Bell's palsy. |
