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Parents' concerns about MMR
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Deciding whether to give my child DTaP/IPV/Hib, Men C and pneumococcal vaccinesDTaP/IPV/Hib, BCG vaccine
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 12
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They personally believed their son's lactose intolerance problems would put him at greater risk of a reaction if he had the MMR or single vaccines.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals for their son. For MMR and immunisations for their daughter: Conducted an extensive review of the literature and scientific studies using the Internet and talked to their GP and health visitor.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 12
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They are personally certain that not giving MMR to their lactose intolerant children was the right decision.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals for their son. For MMR and immunisations for their daughter: Conducted an extensive review of the literature and scientific studies using the Internet and talked to their GP and health visitor.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 12
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When they weren't getting the information they needed from the health professionals about immunisations for their lactose intolerant son, they decided
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals for their son. For MMR and immunisations for their daughter: Conducted an extensive review of the literature and scientific studies using the Internet and talked to their GP and health visitor.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 12
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Using the Internet to review research papers of scientific studies led them to decide that immunisation was not the right decision for their lactose i
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals for their son. For MMR and immunisations for their daughter: Conducted an extensive review of the literature and scientific studies using the Internet and talked to their GP and health visitor.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 27
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Her son who had an egg allergy had no reaction to his MMR vaccine.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to health visitor but found it more useful to talk to other parents, including one who had a relative who was a doctor. Read newspaper articles and listened to media reports.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 3-4 years
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Interview 09
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The MMR vaccine had no effect on her daughter who had eczema.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Took advice from their GP. Talked to friends and her grandmother who could remember childhood illnesses before immunisation. She regarded media reports as largely biased and scaremongering.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 27
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Concern that her son's egg allergy might cause a reaction, led him to have the MMR vaccine in hospital.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to health visitor but found it more useful to talk to other parents, including one who had a relative who was a doctor. Read newspaper articles and listened to media reports.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 27
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Concern that her son's egg allergy might cause a reaction, led him to have the MMR vaccine in hospital.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to health visitor but found it more useful to talk to other parents, including one who had a relative who was a doctor. Read newspaper articles and listened to media reports.
Pregnancy & children
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Immunisation
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Youngest child's age 1-2 years
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Interview 27
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Her son who had an egg allergy had no reaction to his MMR vaccine.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib: Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR: Talked to health visitor but found it more useful to talk to other parents, including one who had a relative who was a doctor. Read newspaper articles and listened to media reports.
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