JABS
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Jabs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Douglas Jabs, American ophthalmologist * Ethylin Wang Jabs, American physician and scientist * Hans-Joachim Jabs (1917–2003), German fighter pilot * Jake Jabs, American businessman and philanthropist * Matthias Jabs (born 1955), German musician, lead guitarist of The Scorpions See also: * Lake Jabs, Antarctica
JABS (short for Justice, Awareness and Basic Support) is a British pressure group launched in Wigan in January 1994. Beginning as a support group for the parents of children they claim became ill after the MMR vaccine (which they claim gave their children epilepsy, brain damage or autism – see: MMR vaccine and autism), the group is currently against all forms of vaccination. == Beginnings== The group began as a support group after Jackie Fletcher placed an advert in the newspaper to find parents whose children became ill after their first MMR vaccine after her child was diagnosed with epilepsy ten days after he received an MMR vaccination. According to a pro-JABS article published by Private Eye, "30 families from a small community responded" originally, and by 20021 over two thousand families had been in contact. ==References==
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