Health Ministry Advances Second Dose of MMRV Vaccine to Age 18 Months
The Health Ministry has updated the routine vaccination schedule, so that starting today the second dose of the MMRV vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox will be given at 18 months of age instead…
Assessment
Israel's Health Ministry is shifting the second MMRV vaccine dose from first grade to 18 months, effective immediately for children born after January 1, 2025. The change aims to strengthen early protection against measles and raise population immunity. Meanwhile, the second hepatitis A dose moves to first grade. The key question is whether this schedule adjustment will measurably reduce measles outbreaks in toddlers.