Merck & Co. Inc in USA have announced in Nov 2009 that they will no longer be producing MUMPSVAX.

Please click:

1. Merck Vaccines Status Update (pdf file)
2. Letter from Vice President of Merck (pdf file)

This is at the end of a long period of confusion and uncertainty regarding their intentions after new stocks were not released from the middle of 2008.

At the current time Merck's Mumpsvax is the only monovalent or single antigen mumps vaccine approved by the MHRA for importation to the UK. We are therefore in the process of obtaining the required official scrutiny and approval of alternative manufacturer's products for use in the UK.

This process is likely to take some time and is not guaranteed to succeed despite the use of these products widely across the world.

Please call us if the issues cause you great concern or click on the links on the right.

• What does this mean for me or my child?
• How serious is mumps disease?
• What about the risk of infertility?
• How large is the waiting list?
• What alternative choices do we have?
• What if we have already partially completed the course?
• Are there any other manufacturers to source from?
• Could this shortage have been foreseen?
• How can I get more answers to other pressing questions in this regard?