He added that parents with children who had not had the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jab should contact their GP.

BBC: Cases of measles in London up on 2012 figures

Dr Kaplan and his team demonstrated the effectiveness of their new technique by trying it out on the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine.

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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.

BBC: Measles: Make MMR jab mandatory' call by US expert

"As the scientific community has been saying for a long time, there is no good, credible, reproducible research that supports the hypothesis that MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine causes autism, " said Dr. Max Wiznitzer, an autism expert at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.

CNN: Autism ruling fails to convince many vaccine-link believers

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.

BBC: Possible autism test for newborns

The MCA has stressed that all vaccines and inoculations, including the controversial mumps measles and rubella jab (MMR), do now meet the guidelines.

BBC: A CJD brain

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.

BBC: Devizes School holds measles vaccination clinics

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.

BBC: Further measles cases suspected

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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