MMR

7,000 unvaccinated children banned from schools in the Italy

A reported 7,000 unvaccinated children under the age of six will not be admitted in schools in the Veneto region, regional health authorities announced. According to the data released by…

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UN health agency welcomes Facebook pledge to stop vaccine misinformation from going viral

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed Facebook’s pledge to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines, across its platforms from Facebook Search, to Groups, Pages and forums. Following…

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MMR vaccination call in England following high numbers of cases

Following the alarming number of outbreaks of measles and mumps Public Health England issued a call for anyone who is eligible to get vaccinated. In England, 301 new measles infections…

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Boris Johnson orders urgent action to boost vaccination rates after UK loses its measles free status

The British prime minister is demanding urgent action to improve the UK's declining vaccination rates. A steady fall in the uptake of the MMR jab means the UK has now…

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Americans urged to get MMR vaccine in wake of “record-breaking” European measles outbreak

The American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal on Monday recommended to all U.S. citizens " to take all the recommended vaccinations, including measles through the MMR vaccine, before traveling abroad."…

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MMR vaccination call in the UK following high numbers of measles cases

Public Health England (PHE) is calling for all parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) when the vaccine is offered, or for them to take…

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Fake news stories about MMR vaccine leads to rise in measles

The Irish Independent reports that measles cases have almost trebled from just 25 cases in 2017 to 66 this year, as the disease enters the country via EU holidaymakers and immigrants.…

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