Immunisation Horizon Scanning Volume 5 Issue 3

Study finds no association between autism and vaccination

Source: British Medical Journal, BMJ 2013;346:f2095

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Date of publication: News

Publication Type: April 2013

In a nutshell: No association between vaccination exposure and the development of autism spectrum disorder was found in a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Length of publication: 1-page news item

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Call to give measles MMR jab in mass school vaccination

Source: BBC News

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Date of publication: April 2013

Publication Type: News 

In a nutshell: There has been a call for all pupils in Swansea schools to be vaccinated against measles after the Easter break.

Length of publication: 1-page news item

Measles: ‘Extra MMR jab’ offer in Swansea epidemic

Source: BBC News

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Date of publication: April 2013

Publication Type: News

In a nutshell: A measles outbreak affecting more than 400 people in Swansea has prompted some babies to be offered the MMR vaccine seven months earlier than recommended.

Length of publication: 1-page news item

Measles: Over 500 cases in Swansea epidemic

Source: BBC News

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Date of publication: April 2013

Publication Type: News

In a nutshell: The number of people diagnosed with measles in an area at the centre of an epidemic has passed the 500 mark, Public Health Wales (PHW) says.

Length of publication: 1-page news item

Measles: ‘Alarming rate’ of south west Wales epidemic

Source: BBC News

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Date of publication: March 2013

Publication Type: News

In a nutshell: Health officials say a measles epidemic is “spreading at an alarming rate across areas of Wales”.

Length of publication: 1 page news-item

Protecting university students in the UK against meningococcal disease: vaccination is the way forward

Source: Perspectives in Public Health, 2013, 133 (2), pp. 90-91

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Date of publication: March 2013

Publication Type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: Meningococcal disease remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity in university students in the UK. Drs David Turner and Keith Neal from the University of Nottingham and Dr Simon Royal from the University of Nottingham Health Service explore the new vaccinations being developed, and believe that all university students should be offered protection against MenABCWY disease.

Length of publication: 2 page article

Australia launches national scheme to vaccinate boys against HPV

Source: British Medical Journal, BMJ 2013;346:f924

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Date of publication: February 2013

Publication Type: News

In a nutshell: As Australia has begun to vaccinate boys against human papillomavirus, fresh calls have been made for the United Kingdom to follow suit. The move sees Australia become the first country in the world to publicly fund HPV vaccination of boys in a bid to protect against genital warts and anal, penile, and throat cancers.

Length of publication: 1 page news story

Doctors call for better management of suspected measles cases

Source: British Medical Journal, BMJ 2013;346:f1127

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Date of publication: February 2013

Publication Type: News

In a nutshell: With measles at its highest level in England and Wales for 18 years, a group of public health doctors are calling for more rigorous isolation of people with suspected measles in the waiting rooms of general practices and hospitals and for trusts to ensure that all staff members have received the MMR (mumps, measles, and rubella) vaccination.

Length of publication: 1 page news story

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