DOUBLE MMR JABS IN BRITAIN?

By Anne Dachel

So what is going on in Britain?

On May 19, the Daily Mail in Britain along with a host of other media outlets sounded an alarm about the threat children faced because of the measles.  The Daily Mail told us that there is "a growing epidemic of the potentially fatal disease."   They said that this was because "too few children were given MMR injections." Read the full article HERE.

The solution, according to health authorities, is to give a second MMR to children three months after the first dose.  (Normally, the vaccine is given at 14 months with a second one at age four.)   This will give the vaccinated population greater protection.

To protect the whole community, vaccination rates need to be around 95 percent.  Official figures show that 83 percent of children nationally in Britain have had the first dose of the MMR and 73 percent of five year olds have had the second.  Some areas, most notably in London, have much lower rates.

We're told the experts aren't worried about giving the MMR twice in the space of three months and we're reminded that the claim that the MMR can cause autism "has been rejected by respected scientists, Government experts and all the Royal Colleges." 

The refusal by some parents to vaccinate against the measles has "allowed the disease to flourish in the capital."  This makes it necessary to boost the immune system of babies with another MMR vaccine so soon after the first. 

Are non-vaccinating parent then responsible for the spread of the measles virus? 

Are such parents forcing British toddlers to have two MMR shots instead of one?

The outbreak isn't limited to unvaccinated children and the message seems to be that if you don't vaccinate, you threaten everyone's child, even vaccinated ones.

John Stone from the UK wrote the piece "What's going on on SE London?" (HERE) about the "emergency measures" in Britain.  He presents the side of health officials who see no harmful side effects from two MMR vaccines and he raises some interesting questions about the action.

Anne Dachel is Media Editor for Age of Autism.

Comments

[Media Scholar]

Thank you Mr. Stone for confirming the first ? in the ??R vaccine. Coupled with the recent media disclosures concerning the 84% failure rates of the second ? portion of the triple-jab it's clear the ??R shot is officially two-thirds worthless.

Why do I get the impression that the R in the ??R vaccine is next?

The large remaining question is, of course, does the ??R live virus jab cause mumpsles or meaps? That R really has me pondering....

[Twyla]

If they are so concerned about measles, they should offer measles as a separate shot, instead of only offering the package deal. Let parents choose to get vaccines for mumps and rubella at a later date, instead of overwhelming the immune systems of vulnerable kids with the triple whammy twice in a short time period.

[Holly M.]

How about Holly's law in NJ? I thought 95% of vaccinated children have antibodies after the first vaccine but they vaccinate 100% of the kids to cover the 5% that don't have antibodies. Are they saying antibodies don't equal immunity? Surprise! Surprise!

[*Great* Britain]

"The solution, according to health authorities, is to give a second MMR to children three months after the first dose. (Normally, the vaccine is given at 14 months with a second one at age four.) This will give the vaccinated population greater protection."

Give the Brits a break, they just want to make sure that they leave no stone unturned to make you autistic. If the first one doesn't do you in, the second one must definitely do the job. They must have read Dan Olmsted's report on giving a second live virus within 3 months of the first as being highly likely for becoming autistic.

The Brits used to be a world power once. Maybe they miss that distinction and decided they MUST lead the world in SOMETHING. Great Britain - the highest number of autistics per capita!

[mark]

Its not 3 months its between 1 and 3 months so the reality is that some kids will be given 6 shots in a little over a month just for measles. Added to that some doctors will use this opportunity to play Catch-up with any missing shots, we are heading for disaster.

[John Stone]

Anne,

Thanks for posting the link to my article. Just to add that the BBC report makes it clear that they are recommending re-vaccination for one month after the original shot, and three at the latest (presumably against all protocols):

"HPA disease control expert Diana McInnes said: "The increase in measles cases is of concern and we know that large numbers of children are still not fully protected.

""In south east London we are encouraging parents to give the second MMR between one to three months after the first dose to protect their children.

""Children's immune systems have a huge capacity and overloading them with the vaccination is not an issue.

""Our main focus is to remind people that they need two doses of the MMR vaccine to be fully protected.""

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7408278.stm

Best regards,

John