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February 13, 2002
“Nurseries to Warn Parents of MMR Rate”
Independent (UK) (www.independent.co.uk) (02/12/02); Gray,
Chris
The National Day Nurseries Association (NNDA) in the
United Kingdom plans to issue revised guidelines in an awareness campaign to
alert parents to the health risks of daycare from children who have not been
vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella.
Some experts are recommending barring children from daycare unless their
parents are able to produce proof of vaccination, but the strategic director of
the NNDA, Karen Walker, said such exclusion could be illegal under equal opportunity
laws. Instead, the association will
issue recommendations to nurseries giving parents the option of removing their
children from the daycare facilities.
Meanwhile, Sir Liam Donaldson, the nation’s chief medical officer, is
set to begin a massive campaign encouraging parents to get the measles, mumps,
and rubella vaccine for their children.
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