Adolescents and adults who have been incompletely vaccinated or do not have evidence of immunity to mumps are recommended to receive mumps-containing vaccine. See Catch-up vaccination for more details, including minimum intervals between doses.
Review vaccination records for all adolescents and young adults to ensure that they have received 2 doses of mumps-containing vaccine. See Epidemiology.
Adolescents and adults who are at risk of acquiring mumps during an outbreak can receive a 3rd dose of mumps-containing vaccine to maintain protection.
People aged ≥14 years are not recommended to receive MMRV vaccine
MMRV vaccine is not recommended for use in people ≥14 years of age. No data are available on safety, immunogenicity or efficacy in this age group.
If a person ≥14 years of age is inadvertently given a dose of MMRV vaccine, this dose does not need to be repeated.