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Tue 04 Apr 2009'Very high' uptake of MMR school vaccination
UPTAKE OF a new MMR vaccination scheme in second-level schools has been “very high” since the vaccinations began on Friday, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said yesterday.
The vaccinations are being offered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in a bid to bring a nationwide mumps outbreak under control. However, the surveillance centre said the impact of the vaccination plan on outbreak figures would not be seen for some time.
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