Practice dilemma - Mother's doubt over MMR
13 May 2010
The dilemma: A mother brings her toddler into surgery because she wants your advice. She has been sent a reminder from the surgery about her daughter's MMR vaccine and, knowing you have a young child yourself, she wants your opinion about the vaccine. She has read conflicting reports about the MMR vaccine and most of her friends at the playgroup have not had their children vaccinated. She wants you to tell her whether or not her daughter should receive the vaccine. What should you tell her?
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