Mumps suddenly a serious problem

Mumps suddenly a serious problem

Ill-advised decisions by U.K. medical authorities may have put children in harm’s way

The department of health in the United Kingdom has blamed physician Andrew Wakefield for declining MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccination rates since he suggested that monovalent, or single, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines be made available alongside the triple live-virus vaccine.

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