Parents urged to vaccinate babies against serious illnesses such as measles and whooping cough

GP practice nurse Niamh Gaffney and baby Gracie Kenny launching European Immunisation Week. So far this year the HSE has recorded 16 cases of measles and 48 cases of whooping cough in Ireland, both unusually high numbers. Picture: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

HSE public health consultants have urged parents to have their babies vaccinated against serious illnesses and not succumb to vaccine fatigue.

There have been 16 cases of measles this year and 48 cases of whooping cough, unusually high numbers for Ireland.