Source: http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=29619
28 May 2008
MMR vaccination
As a measles outbreak hits Manchester parents are urged to protect their children with the MMR jab - find out more here
Parents are being urged to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine following confirmation that measles has been confirmed in Manchester for the first time since 2006.
Two confirmed cases and a probable case, all affecting young children, have been reported within the last three weeks. There were no confirmed cases in the city in the whole of 2007.
Life-long protection
Dr Rosemary McCann, the Health Protection Agency North West's regional immunisation lead, said "These cases prove that it is vitally important for children to have both doses of MMR, which will give life-long protection against measles, mumps and rubella.
"These are potentially serious illnesses and more than one-in-three 5-year-olds in Manchester are vulnerable to them because they have not had the two doses of MMR that is needed to protect them.
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"We are advising parents that if their child has missed one or both doses of MMR, they should contact their GP, practice nurse, health visitor or school nurse to arrange vaccination."
What is measles?
Measles is an infectious viral illness that is spread by droplets in the air when infected people cough or sneeze. The most common symptoms are fever, cough, sore eyes and a rash.
Most patients make a full recovery, but some will experience serious complications that can include pneumonia, meningitis and on rare occasions, death.
Dr. Sally Bradley, Director Public Health with Manchester PCT, said: "Measles can be a serious illness with the potential for nasty complications. That is why it is so important for parents to protect their children with two doses of MMR vaccine.
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"The vaccine is usually given to children at around 13 months old, with a second dose before they start school.
"Although we are only aware of a small number of cases at present, with so many unvaccinated children in Manchester, there is a high risk of further spread if we don't take action."
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NHS's MMR truths
* MMR immunisation is the safest way that parents can protect their children against measles, mumps and rubella - diseases that can be serious for babies, young children and their families.
* Over 500 million doses of MMR have been used in over 90 countries around the world since the early 1970s. The World Health Organization states that MMR is a highly effective vaccine with an outstanding safety record (WHO, 2001).
* No country in the world recommends giving MMR vaccine as three separate injections.
* Children who are not immunised with MMR increase the chance that others will get the diseases. Before MMR, pregnant women would catch rubella from their own children.
* The evidence is that MMR vaccine does not cause autism or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are now numerous studies that do not support a link between autism and IBD and the MMR vaccine (CSM, 1999; Gillberg and Heijbel, 1998; Taylor et al, 1999; Davis et al, 2001; DeWilde et al, 2001).
* The Wakefield et al study published in the Lancet in 1998 actually said 'We did not prove an association between MMR vaccine and the syndrome described' and none of the studies since have found a link.
* Berelowitz, one of the contributors to the Wakefield study, has subsequently said 'I am certainly not aware of any convincing evidence for the hypothesis of a link between MMR and autism...' (Berelowitz, 2001).
* Single vaccines in place of MMR put children and their families at increased and unnecessary risk. The combined vaccine is safer as it reduces the risk of children catching the diseases while they are waiting for full immunisation cover.
* The normal procedure for licensing was used for MMR and the vaccine was thoroughly tested before being introduced into the UK in 1988.
* Two doses of MMR vaccine are needed to give children the best protection before they go to school. Ninety per cent of those who did not respond to the first dose are protected by the second. Those with low antibodies after the first dose will be boosted.
* There are very few children who have a true contraindication to having the MMR vaccine.
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