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Medicines and Ethics – Case Study on MMR

Medicines and Ethics – Case Study on MMR. L.O: to apply knowledge to a case study on the controversial MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine

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Medicines and Ethics – Case Study on MMR

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  1. Medicines and Ethics – Case Study on MMR L.O: to apply knowledge to a case study on the controversial MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine Starter: Think back to our topic on infectious diseases… why is it important to vaccinate children against disease? Try and write 5 keywords in your answer!

  2. Keywords • White blood cells • Memory cells • Herd immunity • Risk • Side effects

  3. Examining the Evidence… • State any flaws you find in Dr Wakefields experiment. • Describe how and explainwhy the graphs in the two articles different? • Identify a piece of emotive language. • Extension: ‘The media creates news rather than reports it.’ Do you agree with this statement? Explain.

  4. In America, Australia, Greece and Spain, children cannot attend school unless they have received the MMR vaccine. Should we introduce this system in the UK? Discuss.

  5. What Happened Next? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvbirk7YHRc

  6. Case Control Study

  7. Cohort Study

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