Title:
The facts about MMR vaccine. |
Latest
edition:
HPA, January 2003.
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Publication history:
First published in March 2001on
behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public
Safety (DHSSPS). Adapted with permission from material published
by Health Promotion England (HPE). Reprinted in January 2003. |
Description:
This booklet provides the facts about MMR and outlines the serious
complications that can arise from measles, mumps and rubella.
It provides information on the side effects from the vaccine,
and discusses the reports linking the vaccine to autism and
bowel disease. It also contains a supporting statement that
is endorsed by a number of local professional bodies. |
Format:
A6, 12 pages,
booklet. |
Other
formats:
Also available as a PDF in English (485kb), Arabic
(168kb), Cantonese (229kb),
Hindi (162kb), Irish
(26kb), Urdu (153kb) and on audio
tape for people with a visual impairment or members of the travelling
community. For further details contact Ruth
Knowles at the HPA. |
Target
group:
Parents of children and young people. |
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Additional information:
Available from GP surgeries, Central
Health Promotion Resource Services
and minority
ethnic community groups.
For details
of the minority ethnic groups that the HPA distributes resources
to click here.
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