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Rubella: your questions answered

Contents: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

Further information

Additional copies of this leaflet can be obtained from your local health promotion resource services.

The MMR Discussion Pack , copies of which are held by all GP practices, provides further information on measles, mumps and rubella, as well as information on the MMR vaccine.

Sense Scotland, part of the UK National Deafblind and Rubella Association, can also provide further information on rubella. They can be contacted at: Sense Scotland, 5th Floor, 45 Finnieston Street, Glasgow G3 8JU or through their website at www.sensescotland.org.uk

or

by telephone 0141 564 2444
by fax 0141 564 2443
by text 0141 564 2442

or by emailing info@sensescotland.org.uk

Alternative languages and formats are available on request from Health Scotland.

Published by Health Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Executive.

Health Scotland
Edinburgh Office: Woodburn House, Canaan Lane
Edinburgh EH10 4SG

Glasgow Office: Clifton House, Clifton Place
Glasgow G3 7LS

© NHS Health Scotland, 2005

ISBN: 1-84485-300-4

www.healthscotland.com/immunisation

2024 6/2005

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