§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to appeal to all teenagers not vaccinated against mumps to be immunised; [167409]
(2) what guidance has been produced by his Department on inoculation against mumps for people who did not receive the MMR vaccine as children. [167414]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonAll children need two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to ensure that they are properly protected against measles, mumps and rubella.
174WWe advise that children who have either had no or one dose of MMR should be offered a further dose. In our information resources, we already advise young people to check that all their immunisations, including MMR, are up to date at the time they have their teenage immunisations. We also advise healthcare professionals that entry to higher educational establishments provides a further opportunity to check the immunisation history.