Tweet The UK Government has announced new plans to provide a 6 in 1 injection for young children. The plan is that after their first birthday children will be offered 3 seperate injections to immunise against: Measles Mumps Rubella Pneumonia 2 types of menigitis The reason for this change is to boost vaccination rates. Ever since the tabloid press...
Tweet MMR is in the press once again. There has been a dangerous increase in the rates of Measles developing in children, which is attributed to the fact that many parents are refusing to give their children the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine due to the concern that it causes autism. However, there is no proof that there...
Tweet Measles, Mumps and Rubella – 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...