Because you'll never forget what Rubella can do
When Sense started in 1955, rubella in pregnancy was the main cause of congenital deafblindness. Thanks to vaccination, this is much less common and Sense wants to keep it that way.
Sense is worried that parents may not understand how damaging rubella can be and that a drop in immunisation may lead to a rubella epidemic.
If you're thinking about immunisation, please consider the damage that rubella could do - to you, your child, grandchild or someone else's child. This website gives more information about rubella and about the effects of rubella.
We believe that parents have the right to make an informed choice about vaccination, based on all the information available - but Sense is confident that the MMR vaccination is the safest way to protect your child and other children. A detailed discussion of MMR and single vaccines is available in Rubella and MMR in the campaigns section.
