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October 25, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Uptake of MMR Vaccine Is Still Nearly 25 Percent Below Target Levels" Irish Times (www.ireland.com) (10/24/02) P. 3; Donnellan, Eithne
Despite consistent assurances of its safety by the World Health Organization, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and the Irish Medicines Board, the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine among Ireland's children remains nearly 25 percent below targeted levels, according to Brian Lenihan, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children. Ireland's Childhood Immunization Program is aiming for 95 percent uptake, yet the average is just 72 percent, ranging from 63 percent in the eastern regions of the country to 82 percent in the mid-western and northeastern areas.
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