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The controversy over the MMR vaccine was in full swing during the founding of the Science Media Centre. Despite the overwhelming opinion of the scientific community, the public remained unconvinced of the safety of the vaccine, partially due to the way the media covered the issue. The SMC decided to host a lesson learning session on “MMR and the Media” in order to explore this with some of the key players in this controversy.
The ‘MMR: Learning Lessons’ meeting was hosted by the Science Media Centre at the Royal Institution Thursday 2nd May 2002, and produced this report as a result.