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Question: Baby not eating after MMR immunisation
Q: “My 15-month-old daughter has stopped eating since having her MMR injection and her stools are a cream colour. She is drinking a lot and sleeping a lot, otherwise she is in good health. Should I be concerned?” A: Some babies can be unwell for a short while following the MMR injection. It usually begins three…
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Tagged allergic reaction, MMR, MMR injection, MMR vaccine, Vaccination
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What should I expect when I take my baby for immunisation?
What to expect on the day Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to protect your child against life-threatening disease, but what can you expect on the day? Read on to find out. How will I know when to take my baby? When you register your baby’s birth you will receive a short birth certificate and a registration…
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Tagged Child Health, Ibuprofen, immunisation, MMR, MMR vaccine, Vaccination
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Premature baby – development and immunisation
Most babies who are born prematurely will stay in special care until around the time they were due to be born. The neonatal or special care baby unit, for a while, provides some of the basic functions that your womb would have. Because if this, you might feel confused about what to expect from your baby as he approaches…
MMR: weighing up the facts
All the evidence points to the tiny risk of side effects from MMR being far outweighed by the benefits, and that single jabs are even less safe or effective. But we’re all more cynical since the Department of Health insisted that beef was safe. Confidence in government experts was badly dented, and the sometimes arrogant dismissal of parents’ concerns…
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Tagged Autism, Child Health, Down’s syndrome, immune systems, immunisation, Measles, MMR, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Vaccination
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Explaining the MMR vaccine
It’s not easy being a parent at the best of times, but in recent ears scare stories in the media over the MMR vaccine have made it even harder. Just how best do you protect your child – with, or without, a vaccination? Rarely a day goes by without some alarming study or worrying trend about the…
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Tagged baby health, Child Health, immunisation, MMR, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, Vaccination, Vaccines
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MMR: The history
We chart the rise and fall of the MMR debate over a 20 year period. 1988 The MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) triple vaccine is introduced in the UK, a year after Britain had a measles outbreak which killed 17 children. The vaccine reduces the risk of devastating rubella damage to unborn babies, caused when pregnant…
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Tagged Child Health, immunisation, MMR, MMR injection, MMR vaccine, Vaccination, Vaccines
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MMR uptake falls short of target
Uptake of MMR has still not reached levels needed to ensure immunity in the community despite growing confidence in the vaccine, NHS figures show. The number of children receiving the vaccine fell after research – since discredited – suggested a link with between MMR and autism. Latest statistics in England for 2006-7 show uptake has risen slightly to 85…
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Tagged Child Health, immunisation, Measles, MMR, MMR injection, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Vaccination
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Pre-school vaccination against whooping cough
A new pre-school booster vaccination against whooping cough is to be offered to four and five-year-olds from next month. The decision to extend the vaccination programme follows a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation – currently, the whooping cough, or pertussis, vaccine is given as part of a series at two, three and four months of…
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Tagged Child Health, immunisation, Measles, MMR, MMR vaccine, Vaccination
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Vaccine payments plus new measles jab
Parents of children disabled by vaccines are to receive more payment to help them care for their children. On the same day the news was released, news of a new measles vaccine using DNA was also revealed. The new vaccine involves injecting DNA instead of a weakened version of measles itself. Although only at an early stage, the…
