Single measles, mumps and rubella vaccines have bad records
It has never been explained what component of the MMR made it dangerous. Neither has it been explained why giving the vaccines singly removed the danger that had been present in MMR. What needs to be understood is that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines had bad records before they were combined into MMR.
Before the measles vaccine was introduced, it was extremely rare for an infant to contract this viral infection. However, after three decades of measles vaccinations, more than 25% of all cases occur in babies under one year.
The US Center for Disease Control admits this situation is likely to get worse and attributes it to the growing number of mothers who were vaccinated in the 1960s, '70s and '80s. (When natural immunity is denied, measles protection cannot be passed on to their babies).
Natural infection of mumps is rarely harmful in childhood and almost always confers lifelong immunity. Artificial immunity by the vaccine does not last. Recent studies show a "substantial number of cases" among persons previously vaccinated.
Children vaccinated against mumps at 15 months (the recommended age), who escape the disease in childhood, are likely to suffer more serious consequences if they contract the disease as adolescents or young adults. Complications from mumps are more likely after puberty.
In two separate scientific studies, the new rubella vaccine introduced in 1979 was found to be the cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as Epstein-Barr Virus. Given to children, the vaccine can linger in their systems for years and can be passed to adults through casual contact.
The failure of the rubella vaccination campaign in Britain has been confirmed in the British Medical Journal and The Lancet, which stated: "No scientific defence is possible of the current British approach to rubella vaccination. It has failed to protect women of childbearing age"
Patrick J Carroll,
Lady Lane House,
Waterford.
