MMR - The facts
The Government strongly supports the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) as the best protection for children against these dangerous diseases. The government believes - and independent medical experts believe - that MMR is the right decision for parents and for children.

• MMR saves lives
• The combined MMR vaccine is the best way of protecting our children
• Since MMR was introduced in the UK the number of children catching these diseases has fallen to an all-time low
• MMR is widely used around the world in over 90 countries, with more than 500 million MMR doses given
• No child has died of acute measles in over a decade
• Independent experts agree that on all the evidence available, there is no link between MMR and either autism or inflammatory bowel disease
• Separate single vaccines put children at risk and there is no evidence that giving them separate vaccines is as safe as MMR
• No country in the world recommends single rather than combined vaccines

For all these reasons the Government believes;

Parents should choose MMR as the best protection