MMR take-up falls to new low
Press Review 24 September 2004
Only four out of five children are having the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccination before the age of two.
Five-in-one vaccination
Policy Consultation 10 August 2004
Comment from the Department of Health, the Conservatives, the Disabilities Trust and the National Autistic Society.
Royal College of Physicians
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NHS Confederation
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Harris slams MMR scientist
Press Review 17 March 2004
Dr Evan Harris, the former Liberal Democrat health spokesman, has accused Andrew Wakefield, the scientist who sparked the scare over the MMR vaccine, of unethical conduct during his study.
MPs want full retraction of MMR claims
Press Review 5 March 2004
MPs are calling on the editor of The Lancet to explain why he issued only a “partial” retraction of the paper that implied a link between MMR and autism.
MMR study retracted
Press Review 4 March 2004
The government received further vindication of its stance in defence of the combined MMR vaccine yesterday when 10 of the 12 authors whose study first sparked a scare on the issue retracted their findings.
Forum Brief: MMR vaccine
Policy Consultation 24 February 2004
Comment from the Disabilities Trust, the National Autistic Society and the Department of Health.
PM urges end to MMR controversy
Press Review 24 February 2004
The prime minister has called for an end to the controversy surrounding the MMR vaccine.
Medical Research Council
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BUPA
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Depression Alliance
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Disabilities Trust: Issues that affect the Trust
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National Autistic Society
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National Autistic Society: Welcome
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