Meningitis fight goes on despite jab success
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The UK's 20 million pounds sterling meningitis vaccination programme has almost completely wiped out the C strain of the disease. However, there are still challenges associated with developing a vaccine against the B strain.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Don't give in to this misguided crusade by middle-class parents
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There is widespread concern in the UK about the possible side-effects of the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. In contrast, no attention is given to smoking and traffic, which are a far greater threat to children's health.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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It is a trivial question, but politicians must answer
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Politicians in the UK should be willing to reveal whether their own children have received the MMR vaccine, which some observers suspect is linked with autism. This would not necessarily mean that they would then be forced to reveal more personal information about their children.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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