AN angry mum says children have been put in danger by the closure of a Worcester clinic offering separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations.

The Desumo clinic, which runs fortnightly clinics in the city centre, was ordered to close by the National Care Standards Commission last week because it was not legally registered with it.

It meant more than 200 children had to go without injections last Saturday. The clinic will not be able to reopen until all the necessary paperwork is completed.

But Melanie Collins, whose 17-month-old son Adam had his first injection before Desumo closed, said she was furious at the way the clinic was being treated.

She, along with thousands of other parents, is concerned about the possibility of the MMR injection causing autism and bowel problems.

"My son was born eight weeks premature," said Mrs Collins, a part-time shop assistant from Droitwich.

"It means he is at high risk of autism. You take your child's health very seriously, so I worried about him going for the MMR vaccine.

"As a mum, I was very happy for Adam to have separate vaccinations. I got in touch with Desumo, and I'm happy with him going there."

Mrs Collins, aged 37, said the first she heard about the clinic's problems was when she was sent a letter by Desumo.

"It's disgusting," she said. "We were choosing to pay privately to have the injections, and now the Government is telling us we can't do that.

"I'm determined that Adam will have the separate injections and he's not going to have the MMR. I feel very angry about it."

She said she was being made to feel as though she was doing something wrong.

"It's about time they stopped treating us like idiots. They're putting people's health in danger - a lot of children aren't inoculated because of this.

"Adam had to fight for his life when he came into the world, and now I want him to have the best I can give him."

A spokesman for the National Care Standards Agency said the situation with Desumo had not changed.

"We're still waiting for more information from Desumo," she said.