We believe that at this point, the hard-won trust in the MMR vaccine and in GPs would be damaged by introducing compulsoryvaccination.
BBC: Measles: Make MMR jab mandatory' call by US expert
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The Welsh government said it was not considering compulsoryvaccination at present and that they were seeing a "much improved uptake in vaccination rates now".
BBC: Measles: Make MMR jab mandatory' call by US expert
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The vaccination became compulsory in Britain during the 19th century, but by 1971 it was no longer necessary as the virus had been stamped out in the West.