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Child vaccination rates in England fall across the board, figures show

BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5773 (Published 26 September 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l5773

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Re: Child vaccination rates in England fall across the board, figures show

Vanessa, according to this FOIA response to a gentleman on the “whatdotheyknow website” from the Department for Work and Pensions who administer the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, they acknowledge the point you make re multi vaccines being given together and state that it’s not a requirement of the scheme to pin point the specific problematic vaccine.

“It is not a requirement of the scheme for the Medical Advisor to pinpoint which vaccination they consider to be responsible for the claimed disablement. Indeed, as a number of vaccinations are often given in close proximity to each other, it is not always possible to make such an assessment”.(1)

(1) https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/618/response/1543/attach/html/2/F...

Competing interests: No competing interests

07 October 2019
Wendy E Stephen
Retired nurse
Stonehaven, Scotland