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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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.

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

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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.

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