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First reported 35 mins ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 1 reports

Mums and dads are being urged to get their children vaccinated as...

PARENTS of youngsters aged between 10 and 18 are being urged to have the MMR jab as schools break up for half-term.School vaccination sessions ended yesterday and final drop-in clinics are being held over the weekend.But the vaccine is still on offer ... [Published This Is South Wales - 35 mins ago]

Entities: MMR Vaccine, Wales, Vaccine

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 1 reports

NHS

Priorities for NHS announced

The new NHS Delivery Framework, setting out the main priorities for the health service for 2013/14, has been published by NHS Wales Chief Executive David Sissling. The priorities reflect a move towards a much greater focus on patient experience, quality ... [Published Individual.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Framework, MMR Vaccine

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Highlighting community immunisation

A TOTNES mum has spoken of the agony the word measles causes her because of the danger it poses to her three-year-old son.And now MP Sarah Woolaston, who lives in Lustleigh, wants to highlight the benefits of community immunisation.Little Nathaniel Gale ... [Published Mid Devon Advertiser - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Measles, Epidemic, Sarah Wollaston, Infection, Virus

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

The New York Times Company

The NY Times gets it right in its pro-vaccine editorial

The New York Times yesterday published an editorial on the current measles outbreak in Britain, pointing to the fact that this outbreak is mainly due to children not receiving the MMR (mumps, measles rubella) vaccine. Many parents have chosen not to vaccinate ... [Published American Council On Science & Health - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Vaccine, The New York Times Company, Andrew Wakefield, MMR Vaccine, The Lancet

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Vaccination 'a decision worth making'

RELATED No parent wants to watch their child get sick, especially from a disease that is preventable, for which there are trusted and widely used vaccinations available.Yet it seems some parents are still willing to take that risk, believing that diseases ... [Published World News Australia - May 24 2013]

Entities: Pertussis, Vaccine, Shad, Australia

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Exclusive: Cash crisis may force staff cuts

Practices have been left with five-figure shortfalls in monthly income and could be forced to lay off staff as NHS reforms disrupt funding.Cash flow problems have been reported by practices across England because of missed and late payments from local ... [Published GP Online - May 24 2013]

Entities: Nigel Watson, Reformism, Crisis

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Drs. Oz and Roizen: Lack of vaccination triggers epidemic

It's been years since discredited London doctor Andrew Wakefield lost his medical license after claiming children were harmed by the MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccine. If you recall, a reporter for the Sunday Times of London discovered the doc was ... [Published Oregonian - May 23 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Epidemic, Mehmet Oz, Andrew Wakefield

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Survey after Swansea parents turned down MMR vaccination invites...

AN investigation has been carried out into why Swansea parents seemingly turned down the MMR vaccination for their children.Public Health Wales carried out the survey to find out why those given invitations to two school sessions did not attend.Officials ... [Published This Is South Wales - May 23 2013]

Entities: Swansea city, MMR Vaccine, Wales, Vaccine

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 5 reports

Drop-in sessions for measles vaccinations in Mid Wales

Drop-in sessions for children and young people who have missed their routine measles vaccinations are to be held in Mid Wales as the region continues to fight the outbreak that spread across the border into Shropshire.The Powys teaching Health Board says ... [Published Shropshire Star - May 21 2013]

Entities: Wales, Vaccine, MMR Vaccine, Tim Wheeler

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Measles vaccine letters sent to Isle of Wight parents

Parents on the Isle of Wight are being sent letters to remind them about the importance of the measles vaccine.The letter, sent via schools, has been organised by the Island's Public Health team in partnership with Public Health England in light of the ... [Published Isle of Wight Radio - May 20 2013]

Entities: Isle of Wight, Measles, Vaccine, MMR Vaccine, Public Health

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Rush to find 400 at risk of having measles

Up to 400 people could have been exposed to measles in the Central Queensland town of Moranbah, with fears FIFO workers could spread it across the state.The updated health warning comes after a earlier this month.She worked at the Moranbah Medical Centre ... [Published Brisbane Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: MMR Vaccine, Infectious, Public Health, Infection

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 3 reports

At-risk children need measles vaccine - health chief

Scotland’s chief medical officer has called for children aged between ten and 17 to be vaccinated against measles. Sir Harry Burns made the call ahead of the launch of a nationwide campaign this week to boost take-up.NHS boards will soon be offering the ... [Published The Scotsman - May 19 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Scotland, Harry Burns, Andrew Wakefield, MMR Vaccine

Quotes

Dr Marion Lyons, director of health protection for Public Health Wales, said mums and dads should act now. She added: "If you are aged 10 to 18, or the parent of a child of that age, use the half-term holiday to speak to your GP about MMR vaccination."

Mums and dads are being urged to get their children vaccinated as... [Published This Is South Wales - 35 mins ago]

...particularly serious and virulent virus, and is potentially fatal for healthy children, never mind children like Nathaniel who are immunosuppressed. " She continued: ‘Measles is not something to be ignored or taken lightly, with potential complications and effects including meningitis, swelling of the brain, blindness and deafness."

Highlighting community immunisation [Published Mid Devon Advertiser - 15 hours ago]

"This Framework is very much in line with the Health Ministers focus on quality, patient experience and outcomes. It will ensure the NHS can drive up standards in key areas. The Minister has particularly highlighted the requirement for the NHS to deliver improvement in its preventative work, unscheduled care and integration."

Priorities for NHS announced [Published Individual.com - 17 hours ago]

Meanwhile, Birmingham LMC chief executive Dr Robert Morley said the LMC sent out MMR vaccine information because "processes for cascading important information to GP practices are unfit for purpose"

Exclusive: Cash crisis may force staff cuts [Published GP Online - May 24 2013]

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Mums and dads are being urged to get their chil... [Published This Is South Wales - 35 mins ago]
Highlighting community immunisation [Published Mid Devon Advertiser - 15 hours ago]
Priorities for NHS announced [Published Individual.com - 17 hours ago]
The NY Times gets it right in its pro-vaccine e... [Published American Council On Science & Health - 21 hours ago]
Vaccination 'a decision worth making' [Published World News Australia - May 24 2013]
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [Published GigaOM - May 24 2013]
Exclusive: Cash crisis may force staff cuts [Published GP Online - May 24 2013]
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [Published Earth2Tech - May 24 2013]
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [Published GigaOM - May 24 2013]
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [C... [Published GigaOM Network - May 24 2013]
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [G... [Published GigaOM Network - May 24 2013]
Parents not vaccinating their children [Published My Sun Coast - May 23 2013]
Sense warn of dangers of rubella outbreak in Wales [Published News Wales - May 23 2013]
Drs. Oz and Roizen: Lack of vaccination trigger... [Published Oregonian - May 23 2013]
Survey after Swansea parents turned down MMR va... [Published This Is South Wales - May 23 2013]
County Council urges parents to get their child... [Published Matlock People - May 22 2013]
Derbyshire: Council urges parents to get their ... [Published Gainsborough Standard - May 22 2013]
The legacy of Andrew Wakefield continues [Respe... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 22 2013]
Febrile Seizures [Published U.S.Pharmacist - May 22 2013]
Measles strikes again: Fourteen cases reported ... [Published The Express Tribune - May 22 2013]
Measles outbreak cases rise again as school vac... [Published AberdareOnline - May 22 2013]
The Measles Story: A Wake up Call? [Published Chatham House - May 21 2013]
Thanks To Debunked Anti-Vaccine Study, U.K. See... [Published Think Progress - May 21 2013]
Dr Margaret Abbott: My child didn't have the MM... [Published Nottingham Post - May 21 2013]
Drop-in sessions for measles vaccinations in Mi... [Published Shropshire Star - May 21 2013]
What is measles, symptoms and prevention [Published Times of India - May 21 2013]
Measles can kill ...it’s never too late to get ... [Published North Wales Daily Post - May 21 2013]
Rush to find 400 at risk of having measles [Published Brisbane Times - May 21 2013]
Date set for Ulster's bid to stop Dunne bankruptcy [Published Irish Independent - May 21 2013]
Employee claims Temple Bar Trust won't recognis... [Published Irish Independent - May 21 2013]

Blogs

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Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [Published GigaOM - May 24 2013] There’s an epidemic going on in science, and it’s not of the H7N9 bird flu variety. The groundbreaking, novel results that scientists are incentivized to publish (and which journalists are then compelled to cover) seem peppered with gaps: experiments ...
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [Published Earth2Tech - May 24 2013] There’s an epidemic going on in science, and it’s not of the H7N9 bird flu variety. The groundbreaking, novel results that scientists are incentivized to publish (and which journalists are then compelled to cover) seem peppered with gaps: experiments ...
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [Published GigaOM - May 24 2013] There’s an epidemic going on in science, and it’s not of the H7N9 bird flu variety. The groundbreaking, novel results that scientists are incentivized to publish (and which journalists are then compelled to cover) seem peppered with gaps: experiments ...
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [C... [Published GigaOM Network - May 24 2013] There’s an epidemic going on in science, and it’s not of the H7N9 bird flu variety. The groundbreaking, novel results that scientists are incentivized to publish (and which journalists are then compelled to cover) seem peppered with gaps: experiments ...
Dodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic [G... [Published GigaOM Network - May 24 2013] There’s an epidemic going on in science, and it’s not of the H7N9 bird flu variety. The groundbreaking, novel results that scientists are incentivized to publish (and which journalists are then compelled to cover) seem peppered with gaps: experiments ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Overcoming MMR vaccine fears [Published BBC News Video - Health - Apr 24 2013]
VIDEO: Parents urged to get MMR vaccine [Published BBC News Video - Health - Apr 05 2013]