My son had non-stop idiopathic seizures begin 24 hours after his 2nd childhood 5 in 1 and we've struggled for 7 years without success controlling them. He was meeting all milestones prior to the shot and although he had an unconfirmed exposure to herpes at the time, the doctor didn't think it warranted waiting.

He currently requires 24/7 care, is on the ketogenic diet with two anti-convulsive drugs and still can have as many as 150 seizures a day or more.

They performed skin and muscle biopsies, spinal tap, blood test, CAT scans, MRI's and genetic investigation only to return an idiopathic diagnosis.

Even though the vaccine was on trial in Canada at the time our sons possibly injury was not included as a result of our poorly strung together reporting system that allows non-professionals to make causal determinations prior to filing.

It was and is a joke..and now the product has been put to use in the UK and US based on the flawed Canadian trials. Trust them if you dare.

Scott Hunter, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

My cousin was a perfectly healthy, normal, bouncing baby until she was vaccinated. Straight after (in the same day and following weeks), she became incredibly ill and is now severely autistic, is 10 years old but has the mental capacity of less than a 2 year old. I realise that this could be a flaw of causation but nevertheless studies must be done of all of these cases to find out the truth. The flaw of causation has also been used to 'prove' that vaccines have lowered diseases such as measles, polio etc, and it needs to be addressed from both sides.

I know personally of numerous cases of people having reactions to vaccinations and it is no wonder when you discover what is in vaccine ingredients. I am glad I have not been vaccinated and personally feel that my good health is probably linked. I have never had any illness, no need for a check up or any doctor visits whatsoever, not because I am opposed to doctors/medicine but simply because i have had no need to.

Annabelle, Brentwood,

My son is 14 and also MMR vaccine damaged. When will you stop telling us it is safe and start lobying the Government into doing some real research. After 10 years, we parents are even more determined to keep the fight for justice going.
We know the truth. We have experienced it first hand. We will not be brainwashed, so you might as well give up because we will win.
Walking hand in hand with the Government is not going to put you on the winning side!

Deborah Nash, Dartford, UK

Vaccines are unneeded and for profit only. My daughter got Juvenile Rhuematoid (sp) Arthritis from her MMR shots and my oldest daughter ended up in the ER for two days, went through two spinal taps for a Menengitis (sp) like condition. My third child is totally unvaccinated and the healthiest of the three.

Vaccines are the biggest marketing scam every perpetuated on the WORLD. Good food, clean water, fruits, vegetables, clean and sanitary access to bathrooms, running water, breastfeeding, NOT taking prescription drugs (or illegal ones) are what we need.

We need to stop pesticide use and get the chemicals out of our food, clean up our air and stop chasing cures.

I will never vaccinate myself, my children or my animals again. Read "The Virus and the Vaccine" and many other well researched books on the subject. We are finally catching on to their multi-billion dollar a year publicity campaign and it's hurting their pocketbook!

AND -The flu vaccine is and always has been a joke

Mary, Templeton, Colorado

My friend's little grand-daughter had the MMR jab, and within a short amount of time had stopped talking, then screamed for 3 months and then displayed the typical signs of autism. She is now 14, doesn't speak at all and has to attend a special school. It is not hard therefore to conclude the aforesaid drug, may just have had a teensy bit of influence on her condition.

marina, Hemel Hempstead, Herts

I was told in the 80's by a hospital paediatrician (thank you, thank you!) not to have my son vaccinated because of the contra indications of asthma, excsma, fits, any illness lowering immune system at the time of vaccination. Also not having the boosters puts child at risk because they have measles in their system but not full immunity . All or nothing is the rule. One injection without the booster causes another type of risk. No doubt some doctor will reply that everything is fine now.
J Irvine Leicester England

janet irvine, Leicester, UK

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" - quote from Star Trek III that aptly applies to this article.

Dennis, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

I still do not know what has caused my 13 year old sons severe autism. Until I can have an explanation as to the cause, I will always suspect the MMR link. Until you have lived with this disability can anyone comprehend the difficulty and anguish it can cause. Paul Robson Colchester England

Paul Robson, Colchester, England

Anjana

Time to lay the MMR to rest! That is want parent had to do when their children died after having the MMR vaccine. They had to lay their children to rest.
What about all the damage done to our children? Can we lay that to rest. No, but the medical profession has, they will not help our very sick children. They say they are frightened to investigate the cause in case they will be up against the GMC. Have you spoken to the parents of damaged children? Have the government looked at the damaged children?
March 25th should be put in your diary. The three doctors on trial for helping our children will, at last, have their say at the GMC. I hope to meet you there and we can have a talk, you can see some of our children. Then make up your mind with ALL the information. Come on, what have you got to loose, not as much as our children have?

Isabella Thomas, Wells, Somerset

Science isn't as clear cut as the media portrays. Unfortunately with a lot of the MMR autism studies, the sample sizes were so small that whether it did/didn't have an effect was within the margin of error. As autism rates are around 1% anyway, it's a difficult disease to study at the population level.

MMR vaccination is generally down to parental choice as babies (and teens at it was in the mid-1980s) don't have a say until they are not a minor.

Parents overly worry about the risks to their children, there is a risk however from any medication including vaccination that there will be an adverse side effect. The yellow card reporting system in this country (so doctors/patients can report it) should help somewhat identify any severe problems.

However pharmacovigilance should not be ignored. We can't predict yet the effect a drug will have on a patient before they take it. Maybe one day we will tailor drugs based on genes to reduce the risk of side effects.

John Brace, Liverpool, England