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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 22 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 January 2021 (named day). It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 January 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Mumps: Disease Control

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reduce the number of cases of mumps in the UK during the 2019-2021 Parliament.

Answer

Actions already taken include a measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) catch-up vaccination programme for 10 and 11 year olds delivered through primary care, communications campaigns targeting festival goers and students and local initiatives addressing inequalities in vaccine uptake.

Public Health England provides information on the benefits and risks of the MMR vaccine to the public using National Health Service branded leaflets, some of which are available in multiple languages. The leaflets address common questions about the MMR vaccine and encourage parents to have their children vaccinated. The leaflets, designed for use in schools, healthcare centres, accident and emergency departments, hospital wards, walk-in centres and general practices, are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation#measles,-mumps-and-rubella-(mmr)


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
141926
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Disease control Mumps
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk