How safe is the MMR vaccination?!
Question: How safe is the MMR vaccination!?
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The first dose of the MMR vaccine is likely to give 90 to 95% of the population protection against measles and mumps, and 97 to 99% of people protection against rubella!. This means that out of 100 people given the vaccine, up to 95 will then be immune to measles and mumps, and up to 99 immune to rubella!.
Of the small proportion of people who didn't respond the first time, nine out of 10 of them will be protected against all three illnesses after the second dose!. Children who had a low level response the first time will have better immunity!.
Since the MMR vaccine was introduced in the UK in 1988, the number of children catching measles, mumps and rubella has fallen!. The introduction of the vaccine has also led to a drop in the number of babies born with serious disabilities caused because their mother developed rubella during pregnancy!.
Special care
Most people can have the MMR vaccine, but there are some who shouldn't!.
People who take medicines which lower their immune system's response or who have decreased immunity because of an illness such as cancer or HIV infection shouldn't have the vaccine!.
Anyone who has had an anaphylactic reaction to gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin shouldn't have the vaccine!.
It's important to wait before having the vaccine if you have had another live vaccine within the past four weeks!.
Anyone who has a fever should wait until it's gone before having the vaccine!. It wouldn't make the illness worse, but could make it difficult to identify possible side-effects!.
You shouldn't have the vaccine if you are pregnant!.
Talk to your GP or nurse if you aren't sure whether you or your child should have the vaccine!.
Side-effects and safety
It's not possible to say whether any vaccine, including MMR, is absolutely safe!. Some children do get side-effects!. However, these are very rare after the first dose and even less likely after the second!.
The three viruses in the vaccine act at different times and may produce side-effects as they start to work!.
The measles part starts to work six to 10 days after immunisation!. Your child may have a fever, develop a measles-like rash and go off their food!.
About one in every 1,000 immunised children may have a fit caused by the fever!. This is called a febrile convulsion!. However, the rate of febrile convulsions caused by measles is much higher - one in every 200 children who gets the disease!.
It's rare, but your child may get mild, mumps-like symptoms (fever and swollen glands) about three weeks after immunisation as the mumps part starts to work!.
Children may get a rash of small bruise-like spots in the first six weeks after the vaccination, but this is also very rare!. This can be caused by the measles or rubella parts of the vaccine!. Take your child to your GP to be checked if you see spots like this!.
Fewer than one child in a million develops encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) after the MMR vaccine!. However, if a child who hasn't been vaccinated catches measles, the chance is higher - between one in 200 and one in 5,000!.
Side-effects of the vaccine are usually mild and, most importantly, they are milder than the potentially serious consequences of having measles, mumps or rubella!. However, if you are concerned about any of your child's symptoms, you should see your GP!.
Egg allergy and the MMR vaccine
The MMR vaccine is made using a protein related to egg!. Evidence shows that it's safe to give the MMR vaccine to nearly all children, even those who have a very severe reaction to eggs!.
If your child has a severe egg allergy, your GP or nurse can make special arrangements to give him or her the MMR vaccine safely, in hospital if necessary!.
Autism and bowel disease
You may have heard of a suggested link between the MMR vaccine and autism and bowel disease!. However, there is a great deal of scientific evidence available, based on the records of millions of MMR vaccinations, that shows no connection between them!.
A link between MMR vaccination and autism was suggested in 1998 when a group of doctors published a paper about 12 autistic children who also had bowel problems!. They put forward a theory that bowel inflammation, caused by the MMR vaccine, could lead to problems with brain development!. The researchers didn't prove their theory and they actually stated in their paper that they had not proved a link between autism and the MMR vaccine!. However, the resulting media attention gave the impression that there was one!. This led some parents whose children were born after 1999 to decide not to give them the vaccine!. These children may be at risk if they travel abroad or if there is an epidemic in the UK!. Check with your GP if you aren't sure about your child's vaccination status!.
If your child has autism, you will usually start to notice the signs when he or she is one to two years old!. As the MMR injection is given at around this age, it's easy to understand why some parents thought they might be linked!.
The number of people with autism seems to have been increasing over the last 20 years!. However, this is thought to be because doctors are now more aware of the condition and can recognise and diagnose it more often!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Of the small proportion of people who didn't respond the first time, nine out of 10 of them will be protected against all three illnesses after the second dose!. Children who had a low level response the first time will have better immunity!.
Since the MMR vaccine was introduced in the UK in 1988, the number of children catching measles, mumps and rubella has fallen!. The introduction of the vaccine has also led to a drop in the number of babies born with serious disabilities caused because their mother developed rubella during pregnancy!.
Special care
Most people can have the MMR vaccine, but there are some who shouldn't!.
People who take medicines which lower their immune system's response or who have decreased immunity because of an illness such as cancer or HIV infection shouldn't have the vaccine!.
Anyone who has had an anaphylactic reaction to gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin shouldn't have the vaccine!.
It's important to wait before having the vaccine if you have had another live vaccine within the past four weeks!.
Anyone who has a fever should wait until it's gone before having the vaccine!. It wouldn't make the illness worse, but could make it difficult to identify possible side-effects!.
You shouldn't have the vaccine if you are pregnant!.
Talk to your GP or nurse if you aren't sure whether you or your child should have the vaccine!.
Side-effects and safety
It's not possible to say whether any vaccine, including MMR, is absolutely safe!. Some children do get side-effects!. However, these are very rare after the first dose and even less likely after the second!.
The three viruses in the vaccine act at different times and may produce side-effects as they start to work!.
The measles part starts to work six to 10 days after immunisation!. Your child may have a fever, develop a measles-like rash and go off their food!.
About one in every 1,000 immunised children may have a fit caused by the fever!. This is called a febrile convulsion!. However, the rate of febrile convulsions caused by measles is much higher - one in every 200 children who gets the disease!.
It's rare, but your child may get mild, mumps-like symptoms (fever and swollen glands) about three weeks after immunisation as the mumps part starts to work!.
Children may get a rash of small bruise-like spots in the first six weeks after the vaccination, but this is also very rare!. This can be caused by the measles or rubella parts of the vaccine!. Take your child to your GP to be checked if you see spots like this!.
Fewer than one child in a million develops encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) after the MMR vaccine!. However, if a child who hasn't been vaccinated catches measles, the chance is higher - between one in 200 and one in 5,000!.
Side-effects of the vaccine are usually mild and, most importantly, they are milder than the potentially serious consequences of having measles, mumps or rubella!. However, if you are concerned about any of your child's symptoms, you should see your GP!.
Egg allergy and the MMR vaccine
The MMR vaccine is made using a protein related to egg!. Evidence shows that it's safe to give the MMR vaccine to nearly all children, even those who have a very severe reaction to eggs!.
If your child has a severe egg allergy, your GP or nurse can make special arrangements to give him or her the MMR vaccine safely, in hospital if necessary!.
Autism and bowel disease
You may have heard of a suggested link between the MMR vaccine and autism and bowel disease!. However, there is a great deal of scientific evidence available, based on the records of millions of MMR vaccinations, that shows no connection between them!.
A link between MMR vaccination and autism was suggested in 1998 when a group of doctors published a paper about 12 autistic children who also had bowel problems!. They put forward a theory that bowel inflammation, caused by the MMR vaccine, could lead to problems with brain development!. The researchers didn't prove their theory and they actually stated in their paper that they had not proved a link between autism and the MMR vaccine!. However, the resulting media attention gave the impression that there was one!. This led some parents whose children were born after 1999 to decide not to give them the vaccine!. These children may be at risk if they travel abroad or if there is an epidemic in the UK!. Check with your GP if you aren't sure about your child's vaccination status!.
If your child has autism, you will usually start to notice the signs when he or she is one to two years old!. As the MMR injection is given at around this age, it's easy to understand why some parents thought they might be linked!.
The number of people with autism seems to have been increasing over the last 20 years!. However, this is thought to be because doctors are now more aware of the condition and can recognise and diagnose it more often!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is safe, it is almost criminal the way the hype has prevented sensible and loving parents from vaccinating their children!. Did you know that more children die every year now from complications from measles than they have since the MMR was introduced!. I cannot give you scientific studies, you would need to look these up on the net, but there is absolutely no risk!. Enough research has been carried out in the last ten years, if there was even a slight risk, it would have been changed to the three single vaccines, there is no way they would take the risk!. It is safe!. I do not know anyone who has had even a complication from the vaccine, let alone an autistic child from it!. All my friends have had their children done!.
I had my daughter vaccinated, the nurse gave me some sound advice, she said for 24 hours after the vaccine, give the child calpol or children's neurofen as if they had a temperature, whether they do or do not!. The vaccine, like most vaccines CAN (not does, but might) cause a temperature!. Very rarely, in young children, fevers, particularly if left unmedicated, can cause febrile convulsions where the child's brain gets too hot and causes fits, even more rarely, these convulsions can cause brain damage!. This applies to all vaccines, not just the MMR, which is why she said to give the calpol for the fever, even if there was no evidence of it!.
I am sorry I cannot give you more scientific detail, but if an unvaccinated child catches measles or rubella, or even mumps when they are in their teens, it can be catastrophic!. The vaccine was not available when I was young, I got measles when I was 13, it was very severe and I have had health problems ever since, eventually I was diagnosed with ME, a neurological illness that severely impacts on every area of my body, making me disabled, I am 39 now, and it has almost certainly been traced to this measles I had way back when!. Vaccinate your child, don't take a risk!. I hope you get all the information you need!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I had my daughter vaccinated, the nurse gave me some sound advice, she said for 24 hours after the vaccine, give the child calpol or children's neurofen as if they had a temperature, whether they do or do not!. The vaccine, like most vaccines CAN (not does, but might) cause a temperature!. Very rarely, in young children, fevers, particularly if left unmedicated, can cause febrile convulsions where the child's brain gets too hot and causes fits, even more rarely, these convulsions can cause brain damage!. This applies to all vaccines, not just the MMR, which is why she said to give the calpol for the fever, even if there was no evidence of it!.
I am sorry I cannot give you more scientific detail, but if an unvaccinated child catches measles or rubella, or even mumps when they are in their teens, it can be catastrophic!. The vaccine was not available when I was young, I got measles when I was 13, it was very severe and I have had health problems ever since, eventually I was diagnosed with ME, a neurological illness that severely impacts on every area of my body, making me disabled, I am 39 now, and it has almost certainly been traced to this measles I had way back when!. Vaccinate your child, don't take a risk!. I hope you get all the information you need!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is one of the safest vaccinations around! and for the best for any child when you think about if they didn't get it the would suffer through {if they live) Big Red measles known as German Measles,and Rubella !. With any measles you run a high fever and sometimes develop a sever infection through out you body!. They could get the mumps that if a guy gets them after puberty can make them sterile!. It can also make their testicles swell and cause even a higher fever!. So Please get you child immunizedWww@Answer-Health@Com