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7 November
Major outbreaks of measles likely soon more
15 August 2003
Measles is becoming more contagious (News) more
24 May 2003
"Flawed" study reignites MMR safety row more
25 April 2003
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin discounts MMR and autism link more
15 November 2002
Latest MMR study supports vaccine safety but methodology is questioned
(News) more
5 October 2002
MMR uptake shows small recovery (News) more
28 September 2002
MMR uptake rate falls (News) more
15 June 2002
Clinical Evidence backs MMR (News) more
10 May 2002
Scottish expert group backs MMR (News) more
2 March 2002
Pharmacists asked to spread positive message about MMR vaccine by DoH
(News feature) more
9 February 2002
Research into measles virus link to gut abnormalities does not implicate
MMR (News) more
22 December 2001
Guidance on media scares launched (News) more
3 November 2001
Effect of health scares on vaccination coverage is cause for concern (Primary
Care and Community Pharmacy Network conference) more
29 September 2001
• No evidence to support the use of single vaccines for measles,
mumps and rubella (News) more
• The safety of MMR and DTP (Letter) more
8 September 2001
• MMR and DTP vaccines can cause febrile seizures (News) more
• Department rejects claims that MMR vaccine is ineffective
(News) more
11 August 2001
Mumps cases are on the increase (News) more
14 July 2001
Decline in MMR vaccinations (News) more
28 April 2001
MMR campaign leaflets (Pharmaceutical Journal, vol 266 no 7145
p601)
Pharmacy Healthcare Scheme is sending 50 copies of a leaflet and two copies
of a poster on "MMR — the facts" to all pharmacies in England to
support the Department of Health's measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine
campaign. Further information on the campaign and other resources available
can be obtained from www.immunisation.org.uk.
The campaign is expected to begin on May 14 2001.
7 April 2001
Need to demonstrate balance of evidence? (Letter) more
17 March 2001
MMR and other matters (Pharmaceutical Journal, vol 266 no 7139
p353)
The latest edition of Current Problems in Pharmacovigilance covers MMR
vaccine, blockage of CFC-free inhalers, a safety reminder about amfebutamone
(bupropion, Zyban) and the availability of emergency hormonal contraception.
Other topics covered include a reminder about QT interval prolongation
with antipsychotics and the fact that COX-2 selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs lack platelet activity (2001;27:1-8). Current Problems is available
as a PDF
file (170K).
24 February 2001
Bleeding disorder not a contraindication for MMR vaccination, say researchers
(News) more
17 February 2001
• Mystifying decision (Letter) more
• No correlation between MMR vaccination and autism, study shows
(News) more
• MMR vaccination in Scotland (News) more
10 February 2001
Can Crohn's disease be a coincidence? (Letter) more
27 January 2001
• Government campaign to inform parents about MMR vaccine safety
(News) more
• MMR Vaccine: Why are our children ill? (Letter) more
20 January 2001
• Drawing sensible conclusions (Leading article) more
• MMR vaccine remains 'the safest way to protect children' ...
(News) more
• ... but study highlights reservations about second dose (News)
more
1 July 2000
Dealing with MMR "myths" (Care awards) more
8 April 2000
MMR vaccine safe for children with egg allergy, researchers say (News)
more
4 September 1999
MCA restricts imports of single antigen MMR vaccines (News) more
21 August 1999
Concerns over measles resurgence (Pharmaceutical Journal, vol 263
no 7059 p268)
There are real concerns of a resurgence of measles but it is not inevitable
that there will be an epidemic of the disease (as has been reported in
the media this week), according to a spokesman for the Public Health Laboratory
Service. Mr Simon Greger told The Journal on August 17 1999
that the level of uptake of the MMR vaccination had dropped and, although
now stabilising, it remained too low. "If there is not an improvement
in the uptake of vaccination, there will be a resurgence of these diseases,"
he said. However, if children were vaccinated now, this could be prevented.
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