Mumps vaccine. Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Atlanta, Georgia.

This statement from the Center for Disease Control very briefly summarizes the characteristics of mumps, and then describes live-mumps-virus vaccine, including adverse effects and immunity response. The use of the vaccine is reviewed, for dosage, in relation to age, and precautions and contraindications. Five bibliographic references are appended.