Online Pros And Cons Of MMR

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Online Pros And Cons Of MMR

 

 

For many parents faced with making a decision over whether to vaccinate their children, the internet is a key source of information.

Thousands of articles have been published offering conflicting advice, evidence and supposition about the possible risks associated with the combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine.

Sky News Online has compiled the following list of ten of the best sites offering information on this issue:

The case for MMR:

The Department of Health:
www.doh.gov.uk/mmr.htm

The Public Health Laboratory Service:
www.phls.co.uk

The World Health Organisation:
www.who.int/vaccines-diseases/safety/infobank/mmr

Results of a study in Finland into the links between MMR, autism and bowel disease:
www.jr2.ox.ac.uk

Results of a US study into MMR and autism:
bmj.com

Raising questions over MMR:

A website for families of "vaccine-damaged" children:
www.jabs.org.uk

The study by Andrew Wakefield which first raised fears over MMR jabs:
bmj.com

Advice on how to get separate jabs for Measles, Mumps and Rubella
www.singlevaccines.com

A site set up by parents to campaign for more information and research on the issue:
www.desumo.co.uk

The National Autistic Society which is calling for more research into the issue:
www.nas.org.uk

 

 

Last Updated: 17:28 UK, Wednesday February 06, 2002

 

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