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Getting The Needle
Over MMR
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The Prime Minister's
sister-in-law Lauren Booth has accused the Government of double standards
over the MMR vaccine.
Cherie Blair's
half-sister says ministers should tell the truth about the combined
measles, mumps and rubella inoculation given to young children.
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"Where my
daughter's health is concerned I'm more inclined to believe information I
find on the Internet than to swallow advice from a Government leaflet,"
Ms Booth told the Mail On Sunday.
'Breezy
recommendation'
"How can a
Government, which in one breath advises us to check the labels on food for
additives and E numbers, then so breezily recommend vaccinations containing
mercury and formaldehyde for babies less than nine weeks old?"
Ms Booth has refused
to allow her 12-month-old daughter Alexandra to have the MMR jab.
The Department of
Health has insisted that MMR, rather than single injections, is the most
effective way to protect children against the illnesses.
Autism link
But about 2,000
families have taken legal action, claiming their children have been damaged
by the jab, with many believing it has triggered autism and bowel
disorders.
Earlier this month, Dr
Andrew Wakefield, who researched the possible link between the vaccine and
autism, resigned from his job at London's Royal Free and University College
Medical School.
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