By immunising all children against rubella, it provides protection to others, as yet unborn.
Dr Troup defended the policy of giving children a combined vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella.
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At least 6, 000 children have still not had the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine in the Swansea area.
Not only against measles but mumps and rubella as well - which seems to be forgotten in the debate.
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Rwanda had "virtually eliminated measles in the country, now moving on to rubella".
Last month, they lost the final battle in one effort, which claimed that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism.
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He added that parents with children who had not had the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jab should contact their GP.
More than 95% of children aged two and under are now getting the injection which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.
Last year, a major vaccination campaign against diseases such as measles and rubella reached 90% of children under 9, he said.
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Researchers in Finland followed nearly two million children for 14 years after they were given the measles, mumps and rubella injection.
Under fee-for-service in America, only about three-quarters of children under two are inoculated against diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella and polio.
Our oldest got both rounds of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine so he could start kindergarten but what about our youngest?
All children are immunised against rubella (also known as German measles).
The MCA has stressed that all vaccines and inoculations, including the controversial mumps measles and rubella jab (MMR), do now meet the guidelines.
Dr Rosy McNaught, from the South Yorkshire Health Protection Agency, urged parents to let their children have the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
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In Britain a doctor was banned from practising after falsely claiming that the triple vaccine used against measles, mumps and rubella might cause autism.
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Dr Kaplan and his team demonstrated the effectiveness of their new technique by trying it out on the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine.
Within the crowded compounds of various shelters, health officials are working to make sure children's immunizations of measles and rubella are up to date, she said.
It was written by the now-infamous Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who argued that there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines, and autism.
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"Measles, mumps and rubella are highly infections conditions which can be life threatening, and the MMR vaccine is the safest and most effective way to ensure protection, " he said.
According to the NHS, the first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine should ideally be given to babies who are between 12 to 13 months old.
These are HPV to S2 girls, diphtheria, tetanus and polio boosters to S3 girls and boys and also measles, mumps and rubella to S3 pupils who have not had it previously.
He will warn that many parents would be unlikely to complete the course of six vaccinations that their children would need if separate jabs for measles, mumps and rubella were introduced.
Speaking on Wednesday, Mr Blair urged parents to ignore media "scaremongering" as he repeated government advice that the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella - which has been linked to autism - is safe.
One of Dr Murch's co-authors, Dr Andrew Wakefield, went on to raise fears of a link between the combined jab and autism and recommended the use of single measles, mumps and rubella vaccines instead.
The origins of autism are still controversial, with a small number of scientists suspicious about the role of a combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, usually given at approximately 16 months of age.
Children aged between one and 16 living in Llanelli and who have not received the full two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination will shortly receive letters inviting them to do so.
More hospital drop-in clinics will be held in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend on Saturday, targeting children and adolescents who did not have their scheduled MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jabs as babies and toddlers.
With all the irrational talk about the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine containing mercury (thimerosal) and being a potential cause of autism (disproven in multiple large clinical trials), there is a far greater risk of measles itself.
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