Kids can’t start school without MMR jab

The government is considering plans that suggest that children should not be allowed to start school until they have been vaccinated against MMR.

MMR, which is the injection that immunises kids against mumps, measles and rubella, has been a moot point for many years.

In the past, links have been made between the MMR jab and cases of autism in young children. However, studies show that it is a good preventative measure, as cases of measles rose 13-fold after the links to autism were made and the number of vaccinations reduced.
Mary Creagh, Labour MP for Wakefield in West Yorkshire, wants to make the immunisation rudimentary, and order primary schools to ask for medical proof before registering children.

However, health experts have reacted angrily to the proposals, claiming that they are counter-productive and the choice should be left to the parents, which is how the legislation currently stands.

The chairman of the British Medical Association, Dr Hamish Meldrum, said forcing parents to have children immunised before they start school would go “beyond the nanny state to a police state”.

He said: “A Stalinist approach like this would be likely to backfire on an unprecedented scale, and to increase opposition to vaccinations.”

Source: The Daily Mail

Pic: mkb952@tds.net