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Are single jabs an easy alternative?

When we asked the experts they told us there's no guarantee that single jabs protect as well as MMR.

'There's been absolutely no research on what would happen if you spread the jabs out over time. No country in the world uses the single vaccines like this. To parents who say "I don't want to take a risk", I'd say the risk is actually going for singles.'

David Elliman, child health expert, St George's Hospital, London



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David Elliman, child health expert, St George
David Elliman, child health expert, St George's Hospital, London

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