FEELINGS RUN feverishly high in the debate over the safety of the MMR vaccine. Nothing illustrates the depth of feeling and the urgency of the issue as much as the view expressed this week by the Health Protection Agency that nurses who cannot recommend the MMR vaccine to parents are in the wrong job.
A strong sentiment, but perhaps not surprising with young lives at stake. The health community is overwhelmingly of the view that the MMR vaccine must be recommended to parents in the interests of public health. The available evidence suggests no danger of autism and ...