UK health officials are calling on parents to make one check
Measles cases are rising in the UK and health officials are urging parents to get children up-to-date on their MMR vaccines ahead of summer.
The UKHSA wants parents of young children, teenagers and adults to check vaccines before travelling this summer to avoid spreading measles further. This can be done by checking children's vaccine record in their Red Book, reports the Mirror. Dr Vanessa Saliba, Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: “Measles spreads very easily and can lead to complications that require a stay in hospital and on rare occasions can cause lifelong disability or death, so it is very concerning to see cases starting to pick up this year.
Measles is now circulating in many countries around the world and the World Health Organisation has warned that Europe is likely to see a resurgence unless countries catch-up children who missed out.
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