Non-urgent advice: Important Notice
There have been serious outbreaks in England and Wales and the number of children catching measles is rising. Measles can be a very serious disease, leading to ear and chest infections, fits, diarrhoea, and damage to the brain.
Measles is very deadly and could cause death.
Your child is at risk of measles if he or she has not had the MMR vaccination.
- 2 doses of the MMR vaccine are needed to ge the best protection
- If your child is due to have had the 2 doses of MMR, but has not received them, no matter what age they are, you should book an appointment with 1 of our nurses as soon as possible
- If you can’t remember if your child has had 1 or 2 doses of the MMR vaccine, check his or her personal health check record (the Red Book). If this does not help contact one of our receptionists who can advise you more and book an appointment with 1 of our nurses
- If you don’t know how many doses your child has had, it’s better to have 2 doses of the MMR vaccine now rather them being unprotected
- In response to the local outbreak, then the 2 doses can be given a month apart from the age of 18 months
For more infiormation about Measles and the MMR Vaccine, please visit,
www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Measles/
