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Parents: don’t forget the MMR

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Parents: don’t forget the MMR

Public Health England (PHE) is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) when the vaccine is offered, or to take it up now if they didn’t have it at the scheduled time.

The MMR vaccine is offered as part of the NHS Childhood Immunisation Programme. Uptake rates are among the highest in Europe, but some 24,000 children in England every year do not receive their jab when it is offered and remain at risk of the diseases it protects against. Dr Mary Ramsay, PHE head of immunisation, said: “We’re asking parents, young people and healthcare professionals to help us eradicate measles in this country. Back in the days before a vaccine was available, hundreds of thousands caught measles and around a hundred people died each year. But now, the whole community benefits from the herd immunity the safe and effective MMR vaccination offers.”

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