Vaccination
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on vaccination. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| 17.02.2009 | Measles and MMR statistics |
| This note summarises the latest statistics on measles incidence and rates of immunisation. It also discusses the effect of media coverage on public confidence in the MMR triple vaccine, and compares the UK's immunisation rates with the rest of the OECD. |
Research Papers
| 01.03.2004 | Social indicators |
| Social indicators. (Includes article on EU enlargement: basic indicators for accession countries and topical subject pages on Mathematics: study and teacher recruitment and MMR vaccine). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/19. |
Early Day Motions
| 01.11.2010 | COMBINED SEASONAL AND SWINE INFLUENZA VACCINE |
| That this House acknowledges that the seasonal influenza vaccine is being administered in combination with the swine influenza vaccine, with no alternative single seasonal influenza ... |
| 06.04.2010 | GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNISATION |
| That this House welcomes the success of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) through its work in averting the deaths of five million people since 2000 including ... |
| 20.01.2010 | TAMIFLU |
| That this House is concerned at the mass use of the drug Tamiflu; notes that the US Food and Drugs Administration has warned of fatal side-effects including heart attacks; is surprised ... |
| 25.11.2009 | PAYMENTS FOR WORKERS DAMAGED BY VACCINES |
| That this House notes with concern the serious adverse reactions that some adults have suffered following receipt of the hepatitis B and other vaccines, which they were required to ... |
| 03.11.2009 | UPTAKE RATES FOR SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION |
| That this House notes the recent increase in the number of H1N1 swine influenza cases; welcomes the start of the Government's H1N1 vaccination campaign; urges the population not to ... |
POST Papers
| 01.05.2009 | H1N1 'swine flu' vaccine, May 2009 |
| This POSTnote describes how a pandemic vaccine for UK use against the novel strain of influenza (flu) virus subtype H1N1 would be manufactured, and alternative techniques for vaccine development and manufacture. |
| 01.10.2008 | Cervical cancer. October 2008. |
| This note gives an overview of cervical cancer prevention
strategies, including vaccination, and the issues arising. |
| 01.08.2008 | UK vaccine capacity, August 2008 |
| UK vaccine capacity, August 2008. POSTnote 08/314. |
| 01.12.1999 | Health Concerns and the MMR Vaccine, December 1999 |
| A number of recent scientific studies have investigated possible adverse health effects in infants receiving the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine. The studies focus on the question of whether measles-containing vaccines, including MMR, are associated with the onset of intestinal complaints and/or behavioural disorders. This briefing summarises the evidence from such studies and examines the issues that arise. |
| 01.02.1999 | Meningitis, February 1999 |
| This briefing note explains the causes of meningitis, examines the vaccines available and discusses the issues that arise. |
