Rubella: your questions answered - Doesn?t MMR vaccination cause autism?

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Rubella: your questions answered

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What is rubella?
What damage can rubella do to my baby?
How can I protect myself against rubella?
I had rubella as a child. Am I immune?
Why am I being offered MMR vaccine and not a single rubella vaccine?
Doesn?t MMR vaccination cause autism?
I have been immunised before. How do I know whether I'm still protected?
I thought I was immune, but my blood has just been tested and now they say I'm not. Why?
I had a blood test for rubella in my last pregnancy and they said I was immune. Will I still be protected in my next pregnancy?
Can I have the MMR vaccine if I am breastfeeding? Won't my baby be affected by the vaccine?
I'm pregnant and my friend (or my friend?s child) has a rubella-type rash. What should I do?
I've just been immunised against rubella and now I find that I was pregnant at the time. Will my baby be damaged?
I'm pregnant and I've got a rash. What should I do?
Can you catch rubella more than once? Can someone who is known to be immune catch rubella?
I have recently arrived in the UK, and don't think that MMR or rubella vaccinations were offered in my country of birth. What should I do?
Further information

Doesn?t MMR vaccination cause autism?

There is no good scientific evidence of a link between MMR and autism and there is an ever-increasing body of research that shows no evidence of a link.

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