Measles
# measles - Friday 17 May, 2013
Poll: Should vaccinations be compulsory for children?
A court has ruled that a 5-year-old boy must get his booster shots, but should vaccinations for children be compulsory across the board?
# measles - Friday 19 April, 2013
HSE has this warning for families as 800 people in the UK hit by measles
Measles is highly contagious and can lead to deafness, brain damage and even death.
# measles - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Measles outbreak in Swansea spreads to 620 people
Over the weekend some 1,700 jabs were given at vaccination clinics across the county.
# measles - Sunday 3 June, 2012
HSE urges parents to vaccinate children after measles outbreak in Cork
The outbreak in west Cork has affected 51 children with two having to be hospitalised.
# measles - Thursday 17 May, 2012
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Measles outbreak has now spread to 31 people
Another six people have been diagnosed with the disease in West Cork. None of the initial affected group of 25 people was vaccinated against measles, the HSE has said.
# measles - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
Parents urged to vaccinate children after measles outbreak
Parents are being urged to vaccinate their children following a measles outbreak in West Cork, the HSE has said. Measles is a potentially fatal disease.
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# measles - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Get vaccinated! HSE’s message for Irish fans travelling to Euro 2012
The HSE has advised the MMR vaccine for all fans heading to cheer on Trap’s army in Poland this summer.
# measles - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
Ukraine urges fans to get measles jab
Currently in the throes of a measles epidemic, the European Championships host nation has followed ECDC officials in issuing a public warning to football fans.
# measles - Tuesday 20 December, 2011
Measles cases on the rise – report
While incidences of MRSA were the lowest ever recorded by the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the number of measles cases in Ireland rose by 149 per cent last year.
# measles - Thursday 1 September, 2011
MMR vaccine to be offered in response to measles outbreak
An MMR vaccine programme is to be rolled out in schools in the north Dublin city area, which has been particularly badly hit by a recent measles outbreak.
# measles - Tuesday 16 August, 2011
UN: Ten children dying each day at Somali refugee camp
Child mortality at a camp in Ethiopia has reached an “alarming” level, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
# measles - Thursday 21 April, 2011
WHO blames Europe’s measles outbreak on vaccination levels
France has been particularly affected by a major outbreak of measles in Europe, which WHO blames on a failure to vaccinate all children against the illness.
# measles - Thursday 14 October, 2010
NI declares measles outbreak after eighth case
The North’s Public Health Agency declares its second outbreak of the disease this year.
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