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Wednesday, July 06, 2005The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was introduced into the UK in 1988, and a second dose was added to the routine immunization program in October 1996. Although 2 doses are recommended, MMR vaccination is not mandatory in the UK. Vaccine coverage among 2-year-olds declined from 92% in 1995 to 80% in 2003-2004; in some areas of London, coverage as low as 60% has been documented. In 2000, when cases began to increase, 1,089 cases were reported .. The largest increase, however, began during the third quarter of 2004; by 2005, 4,891 cases were seen in January alone (compared with 358 cases seen in the first 5 weeks of 2004) ... During the first 24 weeks of 2005, 40,367 cases of mumps have been reported in the UK, compared with 3,511 for the same period 1 year ago. The Lancet published the article in 1998. It retracted it in 2004. But it's oh, so hard, to undo the damage. Makes one wonder why it ever got published in the first place. posted by Sydney on 7/06/2005 08:20:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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