Measles cases rise after vaccination rates fall

PARENTS were warned yesterday of an outbreak of measles in Cork and Kerry, if they don’t vaccinate their children against this potentially fatal disease.

So far this year, there have been seven confirmed cases in the Southern Health Board region, six in Cork and one in Kerry. There was none last year.

SHB public health specialists voiced concern about a disappointing uptake of the free Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. One in five children under two has not been given it.