More vaccination clinics to be set up as TB cases rise to 16

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) is to set up additional vaccination clinics on Monday for children attending two Cork creches where the number of TB cases has risen to 16.

Last night the HSE confirmed three new child cases of TB, two at Panda Paws Preschool and Childcare facility in Little Island, Co Cork, and one at Nurture Childcare in Douglas, Cork city. In total, five new cases of the disease were confirmed this week alone.

The latest cases bring to 10 the number of child cases of the disease at Nurture Childcare. At Panda Paws, the number of confirmed child cases has risen to four. Two former staff members — one at each creche — also have TB. Children with TB are not contagious, adults are.