Common
• Pain and redness where needle was given.
• Low grade fever.
• Measles/rubella/varicella like rash where needle was given.
• Moderate fever (higher than 39°C or 102.2°F).
Less Common
• Blood disorder called Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) which effects how the blood clots. Most often resolves within 3 months after the needle was given.
• 1 in 1,000,000 people will develop swelling of the brain (encephalitis). 1 in 1000 of those with measles will also develop this swelling of the brain.
Rare• Anaphylaxis