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The private clinics that advertise unlicensed measles jabs

BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f2830 (Published 01 May 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f2830

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Re: The private clinics that advertise unlicensed measles jabs

Well done Margaret,

Perhaps we can now satisfy the obvious patient demand ( 20000 in that clinic ) by addressing our patients desires directly in public NHS GP practices, without any need for false claims, nor advertising of a POM.

An interesting adjudication on advertising POMs there - Public Health advertises vaccination with MMR everywhere !

Competing interests: Public Health and NHS pressures and threatens me if I suggest that single Measles vaccine was licenced, effective, and used by GPs in the NHS for years before MMR, and should therefore remain on NHS offer.

23 August 2013
L Sam Lewis
GP Trainer
NHS
Surgery, Newport, Pembrokeshire SA42 0TJ