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17/04/2013
2,000 Pupils Targeted In MMR Vaccine Campaign
More than 2,000 pupils at five comprehensive schools in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are to be targeted in an MMR vaccination campaign.
The campaign comes as the number of Swansea measles epidemic cases has reached 765, amid warnings it will continue to rise.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board said more schools would follow in the weeks ahead and other health boards will also offer catch-up clinics targeting schools with low vaccine uptake.
Last weekend, around 1,750 people received the MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) vaccination at special clinics held at four hospitals.
The health board's director of public health Dr Sara Hayes said: "Children and young people who have not received the full course of MMR are at high risk of catching measles and there is no doubt it is a horrible disease.
"I would urge parents whose children need to have MMR to ensure they take advantage of the vaccination sessions at schools."
(H/CD)
The campaign comes as the number of Swansea measles epidemic cases has reached 765, amid warnings it will continue to rise.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board said more schools would follow in the weeks ahead and other health boards will also offer catch-up clinics targeting schools with low vaccine uptake.
Last weekend, around 1,750 people received the MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) vaccination at special clinics held at four hospitals.
The health board's director of public health Dr Sara Hayes said: "Children and young people who have not received the full course of MMR are at high risk of catching measles and there is no doubt it is a horrible disease.
"I would urge parents whose children need to have MMR to ensure they take advantage of the vaccination sessions at schools."
(H/CD)
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