Comparison of social distribution of immunisation with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, England, 1991-2001
BMJPublished 17 April 2003Open access
Elizabeth A. Middleton, Deborah Baker
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Abstract
Since the late 1990s, the possible adverse effects of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine have caused intense public debate. After the vaccine was introduced in 1988, coverage was high, increasing from 80% in 1989 to 92% in 1997. After 1997 coverage began to decline, 1 and by 2001 had fallen by 4.1%, which gave some cause for concern.
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