The Berrien County Health Department is hoping to clear up confusion regarding the latest vaccination recommendations following a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, this week.

County Health Officer Guy Miller tells us the body updated recommendations for the MMRV vaccine, which is for measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox. He says the federal government’s guidance is that the combined shot should not be given as the first dose in children 12-15 months old. However, Miller says that really doesn’t change much.

“ Really, this is what the Berrien County Health Department has been practicing since 2010 when the immunizations came out,” Miller said. “ If it’s a first -time immunization and it’s bet

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