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MMR : are single jabs the answer?
Currently, no country in the world recommends giving the three vaccines separately. Thirty three European countries, plus Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA, all use the MMR vaccine. However, there are still health professionals advocating single vaccines. Read on to find out the case for and against… The case for single jabs Some…
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Tagged allergic reaction, Immunology, MCA, Measles, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, Vaccines
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Natural immunity
Very young babies have some natural immunity passed to them by their mother when in the womb, but this only lasts a short time. Your child has natural immunity for 2 or 3 months for: Diphtheria Tetanus Whooping cough Polio The hib form of meningitis Your child has natural immunity for…
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Tagged Diphtheria, Immunity, Immunology, Measles, Mumps, natural immunity, polio, tetanus, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, whooping cough
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Protection levels for vaccines
Normally after a completed vaccination programme almost all children will have lifelong protection against certain diseases, most likely lifelong protection against measles, mumps, rubella and meningitis C, at least 10 years protection against diptheria and tetanus and around three years against whooping cough. However, vaccines cannot always guarantee complete protection. Sometimes this is because the body has not produced enough…
Posted in Baby Care, Immunisations
Tagged antibodies, Immunity, Measles, Meningitis, Meningitis C, Mumps, Pertussis, rubella, tetanus, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, whooping cough
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Contradictions to immunisation
There are very few genuine reasons why an immunisation should not be given. Let your doctor or health visitor know if your child: Is acutely unwell or has a very high fever , more than 38 degrees C. (A cold without the child being acutely ill is not a contradiction). Has had a true anaphylactic reaction to…
Germ Warfare
In today’s world of bleaches, disinfectants and antibacterial sprays and cloths, cleanliness is next to godliness. Parents, however, can forget godliness; cleanliness is next to impossible when you’re juggling work with family life. But don’t despair. In a society that believes the only good germ is a dead one, our obsession with cleanliness could actually be causing more problems than…
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Tagged allergy, Antibiotic, Antiseptic, artificial chemicals, asthma, Bacteria, chickenpox, Cleanliness, Disinfectant, flu, food, Hand washing, Health, Hygiene, illness, infection, Infectious diseases, Measles, Sterilization
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Immunisation illnesses explained
The current immunisation program offers protection against eleven infectious diseases but because vaccinations have been so effective, many people know very little about these illnesses. Read on to find out more about the diseases you’re protecting your child from. Diphtheria Diphtheria is an extremely infectious disease which, thanks to vaccinations, is very rare in the UK. However, in poorer countries…
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Tagged Bacterial diseases, blood poisoning, common cold, congenital rubella syndrome, Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis, encephalitis, epilepsy, flu, homeopathy, illness, infection, Infectious diseases, Infertility, inflammation, Measles, Meningitis, Meningitis C, Miscarriage, Mumps, oral polio drops, Pertussis, pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, polio, rubella, septicaemia, TB, tetanus, tuberculosis, Vaccination, viral infection, whooping cough
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MMR Vaccine
MMR stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella and is often referred to as the triple vaccine. Children receive a single injection of the MMR vaccine at around 13 months, with another dose given at three years and four to five months old and your child needs two doses. Dr Ramsay, a consultant epidemiologist, says “Anyone…
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Tagged antibodies, Autism, Child Health, encephalitis, German measles, immunisation, live measles, Measles, Measles Mumps Rubella, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, slight rash, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Measles, jabs and eggs
Doctors have today urged mothers of children with egg allergies not to avoid measles immunisations any longer. Experts on allergy have endorsed the recommendation, which applies to nearly every child in this risk category. It has been estimated by the researchers that nearly 6,000 children a year with egg allergies are safely given the measles, mumps and rubella…
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Tagged allergic reaction, allergy, Child Health, Egg allergy, food allergy, immunisation, Measles, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, severe asthma, Vaccination, Vaccines
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MMR jab ‘not linked to autism’
7 June 1999 MMR jab ‘not linked to autism’ A study commissioned by the government, and due to be published this week, has ruled out any link between autism and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. The Department of Health are hoping the findings will reassure parents who are concerned about the safety of the…
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Tagged Autism, Causes of autism, Department of Health, Measles, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, Vaccines
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Measles could sweep the UK
13 September, 2000 A REFUSAL to get children vaccinated could lead to epidemics sweeping the UK, pharmacists have warned. Vaccination levels for all jabs are on the way down, but particularly for the childhood MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jab given between 12 months and 15 months. Now the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry…
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Tagged Autism, Diphtheria, epidemics, Immunology, Measles, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, such autism, Trevor Jones, Vaccination, Vaccines
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