A WORCESTER mum says she was stonewalled by the health profession when she tried to find a clinic to give her daughter single measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations.

Anna-Maria Taylor claims Worcestershire Health Authority would not tell her where she could protect Meagan using single jabs instead of the triple MMR vaccine.

She organised a trip to France to get two-year-old Meagan injected last year, but because of the passport chaos, the trip was cancelled and MMR was given instead.

"It was horrendous going through with the MMR," said Mrs Taylor, who lives in Durham Road, Ronkswood.

"I was on edge. Everything that was out of character I kept thinking 'is that a reaction, is she going to be autistic?'

"I phoned everyone I could to find an alternative but no one would tell me where I could get the single jabs privately.

"I felt pressured to get the MMR done."

Meagan has so far not displayed any visible reaction to the MMR, but Mrs Taylor was not prepared to take any risks with her son, Jordan.

Three weeks ago she visited a clinic in Elstree, London, where the 14-month-old was vaccinated against measles.

"He had no reaction at all and everyone there was brilliant," said Mrs Taylor.

"I hope he can carry on getting the jabs closer to home now that I know they're available.

"I think it's absolutely disgusting what the GMC is doing against Dr Mansfield. They should clamp down across the board if they want to stop doctors giving these single jabs.

"But I would go to the ends of the earth to protect my children.

"It's the Government that's putting children at risk, not people like Dr Mansfield. It's ridiculous that they're playing God."

Alternatives

She says parents were denied all the facts surrounding MMR and should be told alternatives were available.

"Some are ignorant of the facts," she said.

"They should be told that there are alternatives, even if they're not available on the NHS."

Worcestershire Health Authority spokeswoman Chris Moody said the body was not aware of any private clinics offering the single vaccine.

"We don't give out that information because we don't have it," she said.

"The medical view is that MMR is safe."