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Here are some mothers and children waiting in the “Immunisation Queue” at their nearest health centre.

The protection offered by immunisation against many common infectious diseases has saved millions of lives and in the case of smallpox has effectively eradicated this terrible disease from the globe.

The internet is a minefield when it comes to assessing information regarding childhood immunisation. Unfortunately the recent flawed hype regarding the MMR vaccine (mumps, measles and rubella) and its possible relationship to autism has resulted in many children not receiving protection from these potentially serious childhood illness.

It is important therefore that any internet or media source regarding immunisation should be carefully scrutinised. Great Ormonde Street provide some information on how to critically assess the source of such information.

IMMUNISATION : TIPS ON HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATION

Unfortunately not all the available sources base their information on sound scientific data. Some is based only on opinion and a small number of cases. To help decide on the reliabiltiy of any information it may be helpful to know some background details about it. Among the things you may wish to ask are:

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