Michigan health officials are no longer recommending infants receive an early dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, announcing Tuesday they had phased out their previous guidance aimed at reducing the spread of measles in several Michigan counties.
At the beginning of April, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services began recommending early vaccination for infants 6 to 11 months old residing in Washtenaw, Monroe, Wayne, Oakland, Jackson, Livingston or Lenawee counties, after eight cases of measles were identified in Washtenaw and Monroe counties.
While the vaccine is routinely given to children between 12 and 15 months old, the department recommended early vaccination to provide additional protection to infants in the midst of the measles outbreak…