Though research shows the MMR vaccine (measles-mumps-rubella and rubella) is safe, but many parents are hesitant to perform the MMR vaccine to their child.

Parents are afraid to do the MMR vaccine in children for fear that their children suffered autism. Just like this experience MMR vaccine testimony :
"The first child I suffered from autism. I think the reason is because he has allergies so that when the MMR injection, the brain is affected by allergies. Before the MMR injection, my kids are normal kids and was able to communicate and sing. Not long after the shots look very different and in a bulge behind the head. When I asked the doctor, the doctor bumps are normal. I think the MMR itself does not cause autism in everyone, but only a few people who are allergic only. In this way parents please be careful check whether the child has an allergy if you want to do this MMR immunization, ".

How the MMR vaccine is safe to do?
Actually, MMR vaccine given to infants very safe. The vaccine is even protect children from measles, mumps and rubella by more than 90 percent.

To do the steps of MMR vaccine as same doing other vaccines for infants as DPT vaccine, BCG:

1. Make sure parents know the exact age of immunization of 18 months of age or over 1 year.
2. Make sure the child's condition and doing well according to doctors such as no fever or the flu.
3. Before vaccinated parents should preview the development of the child, whether the child was able to speak or crawl at the age of 18 months.
4. If development has not appropriate, then the parents can consult with child development experts to find out why her son has been delayed. It is important to detect early symptoms of autism or not.
5. If later obtained her son suffered from autism, the child still can get the MMR vaccine. Because the vaccine does not trigger or exacerbate autistic children.

What is the impact if the child is not vaccinated MMR?

Children who are not vaccinated MMR, there is likely to suffer from these three diseases namely measles, mumps and rubella. The third disease is very dangerous and can cause serious complications in children.

Measles could affect lung inflammation or inflammation of the brain, if the heat is too high can cause death. Mumps disease in addition to attacking the lymph nodes, the virus can also attack the pancreas gland that can result in children suffering from diabetes.

Rubella virus while more emphasis on girls, because if the adult child later married and pregnant and there rubella virus in the body so can be fatal to the fetus such as cataracts, deafness or other disabilities.

The vaccine is given at 18-month-old child and then started again at age 14 years or adolescents and should be repeated once every 10 years. For women who want to marry must be given the MMR vaccine to prevent rubella virus which can be harmful to the fetus.

Do not be afraid to give the MMR vaccine in children, because the benefits they can get much bigger than the existing fears. And the MMR vaccine is totally unrelated to the disease of autism.

The cost for the MMR vaccine is around USD 12,5-15 for all vaccines.