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isPermaLink="false">http://www.medimise.com/?p=530</guid> <description><![CDATA[TweetMeasles, Mumps and Rubella &#8211; The MMR Vaccine The MMR is an intramuscular vaccine injected either into the upper arm or thigh. The MMR vaccine is composed of a weakened version of live measles, mumps and rubella viruses. As the viruses are weakened, a person that has just had the vaccine cannot infect other people. The MMR is normally given to children for the first time soon after their first birthday, as by this age the natural immunity that mothers pass on to their children will have faded. A booster jab is also given to children aged three to five. The MMR vaccine is highly effective against measles, mumps and rubella and has almost wiped out these diseases since it has been introduced in 1988. It has also been used in the United States for 15 years prior to the UK. Worldwide it has been given in over 100 countries. Is there a link between MMR and autism? Current studies show no link between MMR and autism. The assumption that MMR leads to autism started in 1998 after a group of scientists published a paper on 12 autistic children with bowel problems. Although this research did not prove there was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.medimise.com/family-health/the-facts-about-mmr-vaccine-and-autism/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
