Sense is written in lower case with a capital “S” and deafblind is one word.
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Facts and figures about deafblindness in the UK
- Number of causes of congenital and acquired deafblindness: Over 100
- Number of congenital rubella births reported 1971–1980*: 447
- Number of rubella-associated pregnancy terminations reported 1971-1980*: 5,711
- Number congenital rubella births reported 1991-2000 (following vaccination programme)*: 38
- Number of rubella-associated pregnancy terminations reported 1991-2000 (after vaccination programme)*: 61.
* Vaccination was introduced for schoolgirls in 1970 and since 1988 the combined MMR vaccine has been offered to all children in the second year of life.
