A federal expert panel on Wednesday recommended a third dose of the mumps vaccine when an outbreak occurs. The move was in response to the rise in mumps outbreaks since 2006, especially among highly ...

The Springfield News-Sun digs into important public health stories, including first reporting on possible mumps cases in Clark County last week. Lower vaccinations rates likely have contributed to a ...

The vaccine had been recommended to infants six to 11 months old due to the state’s recent measles outbreak.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WLS) -- Officials at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana are advising students to get MMR booster shots to address an outbreak of the mumps at the university. Officials from ...

During a mumps outbreak, public health authorities may recommend a third dose of MMR for people identified as being at increased risk because of their exposure. This additional dose is intended to ...

Maryland has reported six times as many mumps cases in early 2026 as it did all of last year, with most infections concentrated in the Baltimore metropolitan area, state health officials said Thursday ...

(CNN) — Measles is not the only vaccine-preventable disease making headlines. Health officials in Maryland have issued an alert after confirming an uptick in mumps cases — 26 reported so far this year ...