Mumps Shots Didn't Fully Protect in 2006

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 15:09

Most of the college students who got the mumps in a big outbreak in 2006 had received the recommended two vaccine shots, according to a study that raises questions about whether a new vaccine or another booster shot is needed.

The outbreak was the biggest in the U.S. since shortly before states began requiring a second shot for youngsters in 1990....

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