British government's vaccine officials knew about MMR risks many years ago, newly released documents reveal.

Vaccine officials knew about MMR risks article in today's Daily Telegraph.

Extract:

"Government officials were made aware of some problems with a version of the MMR vaccine in other countries but still introduced it in Britain in the late 1980s, newly released documents show.

The MMR vaccine with the Urabe strain of mumps was first used in Britain in October 1988. It was blamed for the deaths of several children after being withdrawn by the Department of Health in September 1992.

Previously confidential documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show how officials gradually learned of the dangers of the Urabe strain MMR which caused encephalitis-type conditions, including meningitis. Involving swelling of the brain or of the lining of the brain or spinal chord, they can lead to brain damage, deafness or even death.

The papers show that many months before the Urabe MMR vaccine was introduced in the UK, officials were made aware of problems in America, Sweden and Canada. "

What can we conclude from these revelations? - Well my personal conclusions are that this is further evidence that UK governments cannot be trusted, nor can their health officials, and that the drug companies retain their sinister reputation for avoiding disclosure of adverse side-effects of their evermore dangerous products...)o: