The author and British medical doctor Andrew Wakefield claimed to have found a link between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and an autismlike disorder.

作者兼英国医学博士安德鲁·韦克菲尔德声称发现了麻疹-腮腺炎-风疹 (MMR) 疫苗和自闭症之间的联系。

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MMR stands for measles, mumps, and rubella.

MMR代表麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹。

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Many were shaken by a claim, later debunked, that there was a link between autism and the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

许多人曾被一个说法所动摇，该说法声称麻疹、腮腺炎、风疹三联疫苗（MMR疫苗）会导致自闭症——这一说法后遭拆穿。

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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.

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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.

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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.

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