Measles epidemic on way unless MMR boycott ends, warn doctors

IRELAND is facing a measles epidemic this winter unless parents stop boycotting the MMR jab.

Doctors say hundreds of children could be hit by the disease, which can cause blindness, brain damage, and even death.

Dr Joan O'Donnell said: "Unless vaccine uptake improves, we will continue to have recurring outbreaks of what is a very serious disease."