Special report: MMR - Case notes

Nursery World, 2 August 2007

The controversy over the safety of the MMR vaccine is making headlines, as a GMC hearing puts the issue back in the spotlight. Simon Vevers reports.

It has been the most highly-charged, emotive health issue of recent years: is the triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) safe or is it responsible for autism and bowel disorders? The controversy that captured headlines four years ago has been reignited by the appearance before the General Medical Council of Dr Andrew Wakefield and two colleagues who claimed there was a link between the MMR vaccine and these conditions. Dr Wakefield and...

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