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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Patients with rubella are isolated at home for 5 days from the moment of the rash. Disinfection and isolation of contact children are not carried out. Rubella prevention - vaccination, carried out in Russia since 1997. Vaccination against rubella is carried out at the age of 12 months and 6 years. A single administration of the vaccine leads to the formation of immunity in 95% of vaccinated. Girls aged 13 years who have not had rubella are also subject to vaccination, in the absence of data on vaccination. It is also recommended to vaccinate women of fertile age who were not vaccinated in childhood, who have not had rubella and have low concentrations of antibodies against rubella. not reaching a protective level. Vaccination against rubella is contraindicated in pregnant women. After vaccination, women must avoid pregnancy for 3 months. Vaccination against rubella is carried out with live attenuated monovalent vaccines and combination vaccines. The following vaccines for the prevention of rubella are certified in Ukraine:
- rudivax (France);
- rubella vaccine live attenuated (India);
- rubella vaccine, live attenuated (Croatia);
- rubella vaccine, live attenuated culture (Russia);
- vaccine for the prevention of measles, rubella and mumps (M-M-R II, Netherlands);
- vaccine for the prevention of measles, rubella and mumps (Priorix, Belgium);
- measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, live attenuated, non-philized (India).
To prevent congenital rubella, women who have contracted rubella or have had contact with people who have rubella (in the absence of vaccination and a history of rubella) are advised to terminate their pregnancy.
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