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A VACCINATION PROGRAMME for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) will be rolled out in schools in Dublin’s north inner city this month in response to a recent measles outbreak.
Health professionals are concerned by the rise in measles cases ahead of children returning to school following the summer break.
There have been 146 cases of measles recorded in Ireland so far this year. In August, there was a sharp rise in the number of cases, with the outbreak affecting the north Dublin city area in particular – with almost 50 cases in the area confirmed in that month alone.
Consultant in Public Health Medicine Dr Mary Ward told TheJournal.ie that the rise in measles cases was because of a poor uptake for the MMR vaccine. Ward said that the target level for measles immunisation countrywide was 95 per cent but that target was not being hit.
She encouraged parents to bring their children to be vaccinated, saying the only was to ensure protection against measles was to receive two vaccinations: the initial jab at 12 months, followed by a booster at age four or five.
While the MMR vaccine is free through a family’s GP, vaccinations are also sometimes available in schools.
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The scaremongerers who say that MMR is linked to autism should be charged with negligence and any parent who does not vaccinate there child should be prosecuted for child abuse.
People Like Oprah also deserve some blame here, for giving morons like Jenny McCarthy airtime to spout their unfounded, unscientific nonsense about the MMR jab. What the hell would a former playboy model know about vaccines! And why is she given airtime as some sort of expert on the subject??
Studies have shown that people actually pay attention to what these people say about vaccine safety.
I don’t have empirical data but I would have thought that the vast majority of Irish children would have received this as toddlers.
N Dublin has a relatively high percentage of foreigners currently resident there.
I wonder if this problem is immigrant children from countries where the MMR isn’t part of public health policy ??
Might be, but sadly as there’s no inoculation against bullshit, parents of all colours and creeds were susceptible to the media hysteria over the MMR vaccine after Andrew Wakefield’s (now discredited) Lancet paper on the subject was published.
Your point maeve????
Can we send the bill for this to fraudster scumbag Andrew Wakefield?
when vaccine for measles was introduced the death rate from measles had been in decline for some decades, and by the 1960 was at roughly the rate it currently is. Measles Vaccine was then introduced and has made no difference at all to the death rate. Clean running water, good sanitation and proper nourishment are to be credited.
http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/graphs/
Andrew Wakefield has been vilified unjustly in my opinion.
Rupert Murdoch and News Corps (wonderful people!!), which he owns I’ll give main credit to on that one.
O and James Murdoch’s connection to GlaxoSmithKline?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2011/jul/18/1
“James Murdoch is currently a non-executive director at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. A quick Google led me to this brilliant quote from the Guardian article reporting his appoinment in 2009.
Chairman Sir Christopher Gent said at the time that he was “delighted to welcome James to the board of GSK,” and noted:
He will also be an excellent addition to the board’s corporate responsibility committee, an area where he has shown particular leadership at BSkyB and News Corporation.”
Point being, most people believe what they read in the papers, hear on the news, or believe an “expert” unquestioningly.
James Murdoch works with GSK, it’s in his interest that his media giant News Corp are pro- vacccines.
Your own research is needed on matters this important. Form your own opinion from the evidence available. Question everything. Then decide.
http://www.imb.ie/images/uploaded/swedocuments/LicenseSPC_PA0544-024-002_02032007020434.pdf
Don’t forget to ask for the above information to read prior to giving your consent to have your child given the MMR vaccine.
They get the MMR at 12 months and a booster 4 weeks later at 13 months.
No, booster is at 4-5 years of age.
Hi Yvette, Just checked this with GP again and apparently when there is an outbreak they may give a booster at 13 months to ensure that the child is fully protected.
Fair enough, in extraordinary circumstances they may. But in general it’s at 4-5 years.
http://www.imb.ie/images/uploaded/swedocuments/LicenseSPC_PA0544-024-002_02032007020434.pdf
MMR info for parents.
Well, according to our GP the booster is at 13 months. My point is that the article is misleading in relation to when the booster is required.
outbreaks always follow jabbings. this is precisely how the outbreaks are predicted!
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