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To Everyone "The truth behind the White Coat; MMR and other vaccines" The article below appeared in my local paper. Anyone who is interested can the please forward this article with links to other interested individuals and organisations. Regards Colin R DAD'S MMR MESSAGE Hull Daily Mail 09:20 - 29 March 2002 A campaigning father today warned about the potential harmful side-effects of the MMR vaccine. Father-of-three Patrick Holdsworth has surveyed about 100 parents in the past year following concerns over the "three-in-one" injection to protect youngsters against measles, mumps and rubella. He claims four times as many children who received MMR suffered with asthma and epilepsy. Mr Holdsworth, of Albert Avenue, west Hull, said twice as many were also prone to skin complaints such as eczema. He published his results after Wednesday's Mail revealed a huge upsurge in the number of measles cases locally, sparking fears of an epidemic. It emerged there have already been 32 cases in Hull and the East Riding in the first three months of the year compared with 46 throughout the whole of 2001. So far, only 88 per cent of children have had the MMR jab - a figure close to the "epidemic threshold" of 85 per cent. Mr Holdsworth, a development worker, first started investigating vaccines following the birth of his first child Abigail 15 years ago. He has two other daughters - Penny, 13, and Annie, six. The 38-year-old has refused to have his children injected with the MMR jab, which was first introduced in 1988. He said: "Abi is now 15 and that is how long I have been interested in the vaccine issue. "Despite pressure from the health visitor we decided not to have her vaccinated. "The more I find out about vaccines and the companies that manufacture and promote them, the happier I am with the choice we made." Mr Holdsworth says his aim is not to persuade other parents to follow in his actions. He wants them to think more carefully about the vaccinations before making a decision. He has set up a website - www.vaccinfo.learndirect.net. "The reason I oppose vaccination is because it does not protect against disease, but in fact causes it," said Mr Holdsworth. "The pharmaceutical industry is a business like any other and people need to realise the manufacturers have a product to sell. "Parents have to make up their own mind and only make a decision when they feel comfortable." A spokesperson for the Hull and East Riding Health Authority said: "The trust remains confident parents support the MMR vaccine because 88 out of 100 parents are still choosing to have it for their children. "As far as we are concerned, it is the best option." [log in to unmask] ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.