Written question asked by Andrew Turner (Conservative) on Monday, 4 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 25 February 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the single measles vaccine ceased to be available on the National Health Service; and for what reason it was withdrawn. - (Holding answer 7 February 2002).

Answer: Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the single measles vaccine ceased to be available on the national health service; and for what reason it was withdrawn. [34357] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 7 February 2002]: Measles vaccine was replaced with MMR from October 1988. Since then each of the manufacturers have advised the Department that they no longer intended to supply single measles vaccine to the United Kingdom.

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