Articles Tagged: MMR
Measles: Symptoms to spot and how to protect your child
Before the MMR vaccine at 13 months, babies are at risk of measles. Find out what symptoms to look for
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Why I think it's selfish not to immunise your children
Can you imagine how frightening it must be to see your beautiful eight-week-old baby girl turn blue and fight for her life? The sheer panic and hysteria that takes hold as you try desperately to save her. This is exactly what happened to my tiny goddaughter Emily just recently.
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Vaccination mistakes
GPs and nurses have been urged to take more care with immunisations after 108 patients, mostly children, were found to have ...
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Babies to get a new 'super' vaccination against six diseases
Babies are to get a new 'super' vaccination against six diseases after their first birthday, the Government has announced. ...
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Ban unvaccinated children from school says health official
A director of one of the largest health trusts in Britain, East Lancashire Primary Care Trust, has said that children who ...
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Homeopathy is not harmless
This has been a tough week for proponents of alternative medicine. First, the Science and Technology Select Committee ...
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Dilemma of the day: I'm unhappy that my childminder looks after an unimmunized child
Q: My daughter is 10 months old and has been with her brilliant childminder since she was six months. However, the ...
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Dilemma of the day: Should I give my child the MMR vaccine?
Q: I am so confused and worried about giving my child the MMR vaccine - is it really safe or can it cause autism? Perhaps I ...
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